rew. At 6:13 a.m., people in the vicinity of the small southern German town of Hechingen were rudely awakened: On Saturday morning, the earth shook in the region near the German town of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg.
The tremor had a magnitude of 3.9 on the Richter scale and was according to the Swiss ETH Zurich earthquake service (SED) can be felt in eastern Switzerland, around 100 kilometers away. From an earthquake of magnitude 4.0, damage such as cracks in house facades can occur near the epicenter.
According to a report by the Baden-Württemberg State Earthquake Service, the earthquake was moderately strong and minor damage cannot be ruled out. So far no damage is known.
Those affected report on social networks that the tremor was clearly perceptible, glasses rattled in the cupboard and houses shook for a few seconds. The SED wrote in a statement: “This earthquake should have been felt over a wide area.” However, no damage is expected.
Yes, after 6.00 am it shook and rumbled quite a bit…again, only a few weeks ago an earthquake was felt here!!
— Hedy Maria (@HedyMaria8) October 16, 2022
Not the first earthquake
During the State earthquake service of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg the epicenter was located near Hechingen in the Zollernalb district, according to the ETH service it was north of Albstadt. The two small towns are about 16 kilometers apart.
Earthquakes occur again and again in the Zollernalb district. An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 was only registered near Hechingen in July. And Switzerland was also recently hit by a violent earthquake: in September, the earth shook with a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale near Mulhouse in France. The shock was felt in Basel and on Lake Zurich.