March 22, 2003 Earthquake: Albstadt, Germany
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Albstadt, Germany on March 22, 2003 at 13:36:16 UTC, 6 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- March 22, 2003
- Time
- 13:36:16 UTC
- Place
- Albstadt, Germany
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (ML)
- Focal depth
- 6 km (4 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 48.210° N, 9.000° E
- Country
- Germany
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Minor damage at Albstadt. Felt at Stuttgart. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 10, 1510, Nordlingen, Bavaria, Germany
- October 18, 1356, Basel, Switzerland
- December 22, 1689, Augsburg, Innsbruck, Germany, Austria
- September 18, 1601, Switzerland
- September 3, 1978, Germany
- December 5, 2004, Emmendingen, Freiburg Im Breisgau, Germany
- December 20, 1720, Switzerland
- November 25, 1289, Strasbourg, France
- December 8, 2006, Basel, Switzerland
- May 12, 1021, Switzerland
- November 24, 1346, Switzerland
- September 14, 1454, Switzerland
- September 15, 1454, Switzerland
- November 29, 1610, Switzerland
- September 10, 1774, Switzerland
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5686.