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M1.7 earthquake 5 km N of Stegen, Germany

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km N of Stegen, Germany on Sat, Mar 13, 2004, 9:15 PM GMT+1 (20:15 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 0 km NNE of Wülflingen (Kreis 6) / Oberfeld, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-03-13 20:15:02 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.033° N, 7.953° E
Region
Germany
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000cpve. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km N of Rust, Germany · 8233 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.94 km NE of Sainte-Marguerite, France · 8221 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.02 km S of Jeanménil, France · 8219 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.22 km N of Jungingen, Germany · 8215 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.32 km SE of Unterkrozingen, Germany · 8212 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.70 km SSE of Jeanménil, France · 8212 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.01 km SSW of Jeanménil, France · 8210 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.91 km SE of Oberrotweil, Germany · 8210 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.30 km NNE of Wülflingen (Kreis 6) / Oberfeld, Switzerland · 8207 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.93 km SW of Moos, Germany · 8204 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.6France · 8196 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.92 km SSE of Niederbipp, Switzerland · 8191 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.63 km WNW of Sankt Peter, Germany · 8240 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.25 km NW of Schutterwald, Germany · 8241 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.31 km SSE of Epfig, France · 8243 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.04 km NNE of Bad Peterstal-Griesbach, Germany · 8244 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.14 km NNE of Bad Peterstal-Griesbach, Germany · 8244 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.94 km NNE of Bad Peterstal-Griesbach, Germany · 8244 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.71 km NNW of Ottmarsheim, France · 8251 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.61 km NW of Holtzwihr, France · 8260 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.11 km N of Fessenheim, France · 8261 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.90 km SW of Jeanménil, France · 8264 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.51 km SSW of Jeanménil, France · 8266 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.54 km NNE of Xonrupt-Longemer, France · 8267 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cpve. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.