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Minor mag. 1.7 earthquake - 18 km north of Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany, on Friday, Sep 30, 2022 at 6:14 pm (GMT +2) -

Minor magnitude 1.7 earthquake at 44 km depth

30 Sep 16:16 UTC: First to report: SED after 2 minutes.
30 Sep 16:17: Magnitude recalculated from 1.6 to 1.7.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Sep 30, 2022 16:14:25 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Sep 30, 2022 at 6:14 pm (GMT +2)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.7
Depth	44.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	48.22°N / 8.53°E (Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Antipode	48.22°S / 171.47°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	SED (Swiss Seismological Service)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	9 km (6 mi) NW of Rottweil (Freiburg) (pop: 25,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) E of Schramberg (Freiburg) (pop: 18,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Deißlingen (pop: 6,130) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) N of Villingen-Schwenningen (pop: 81,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Trossingen (Freiburg) (pop: 15,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Balingen (pop: 34,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) SW of Stuttgart (pop: 589,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 591 km (367 mi) SW of Berlin (pop: 3,426,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 11.6°C (53 F), humidity: 58%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from W
Estimated seismic energy released	2.2 x 10⁷ joules (6.22 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.7	44 km	Germany: Rottweil D	SED

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Black Forest Observatory, Schiltach, Germany (IBFO/II network) | Distance from quake: 19 km / 12 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Black Forest Observatory, Schiltach, Germany: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Schleitheim, SH (SLE/CH network) | Distance from quake: 51 km / 32 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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At magnitude 1.7, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people, but could be recorded instrumentally.

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