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M1.5 Earthquake near Rünenberg, Basel-Landschaft (Switzerland)

UTC time: 2026-04-19 01:37:05 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
7.1 km
Source
EMSC_DE

Basel-Landschaft · Rünenberg

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.5 earthquake was recorded near Rünenberg, Basel-Landschaft (Switzerland) on April 19, 2026 at 01:37 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 7 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

Switzerland: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 3 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.7.

Details

ID
6618b32edb287773eac371f226d7127f376c0993
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
7.1 km
UTC time
2026-04-19 01:37:05 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Switzerland
State
Basel-Landschaft
City
Rünenberg
County
Bezirk Sissach
Village
Rünenberg
Source
emsc_de
Coordinates
47.42320, 7.88710
Temperature
6.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7.1 km
Shallow
7.1 km
7.1 km — close to the regional average (4.8 km)
Regional average: 4.8 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • West Eifel Volcanic Field
    Distance: 315 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 600 m ·Last eruption: -8300 ·Germany
  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 417 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgFrance · BSL · LFSB
    33.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Zürich AirportSwitzerland · ZRH · LSZH
    49.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

Nuclear power plants

  • Goesgen nuclear power plantSwitzerlandOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 1
    8.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Beznau nuclear power plantSwitzerlandOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 2
    29.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Leibstadt nuclear power plantSwitzerlandOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 1
    29.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 65 Catalogue entries

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