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M2.0 Earthquake near Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg (Germany)

UTC time: 2026-08-06 09:57:48 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
28.0 km
Source
SED_ETHZ

Baden-Württemberg · Ravensburg

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About this earthquake

On August 6, 2026 at 09:57 UTC, a magnitude M2.0 earthquake occurred near Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg (Germany). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 28 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

Germany: 3 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M1.8.

Details

ID
e39bca6b860501fd9aa96e7865f16c1334338509
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
28.0 km
UTC time
2026-08-06 09:57:48 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Germany
State
Baden-Württemberg
City
Ravensburg
County
Landkreis Ravensburg
Source
sed_ethz
Coordinates
47.78556, 9.65091
Temperature
25.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 28 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 28 km
Shallow
28 km
28 km — deeper than the regional average (7.3 km)
Regional average: 7.3 km
Why depth matters

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

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Airports

  • Bodensee Airport FriedrichshafenGermany · FDH · EDNY
    16.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein AirportSwitzerland · ACH · LSZR
    34.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Memmingen Allgau AirportGermany · FMM · EDJA
    49.2 kmStraight-line distance

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

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 45 Catalogue entries

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