Earthquake details

Sunday, September 3, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Germany on Sunday, September 3, 1978 at 05:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Albstadt (Germany - DE), about 8.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 9.008 and latitude 48.290.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 8.0 km
Coordinates 48.290, 9.008
UTC time 1978-09-03 05:08:30.200
Location Albstadt
Country Germany (DE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-09-03

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