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M1.5 Earthquake near Thalheim, Aargau (Switzerland)

UTC time: 2026-08-06 12:00:14 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 6, 2026 at 12:00 UTC, a magnitude M1.5 earthquake occurred near Thalheim, Aargau (Switzerland). With a focal depth of about 2 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

Details

ID
81c758650bc856281258524d31032091eb672604
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
2.1 km
UTC time
2026-08-06 12:00:14 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Switzerland
State
Aargau
City
Thalheim
County
Bezirk Brugg
Village
Thalheim
Source
sed_ethz
Coordinates
47.43305, 8.11041
Temperature
30.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 2.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 2.1 km
Shallow
2.1 km
2.1 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: 318 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 600 m ·Last eruption: -8300 ·Germany
  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 432 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Goesgen nuclear power plantSwitzerlandOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 1
    13.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Beznau nuclear power plantSwitzerlandOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 2
    15.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Leibstadt nuclear power plantSwitzerlandOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 1
    19.5 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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