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Magnitude 2.4 Quake Near Bad Krozingen Is Second in a Week for Southwest Germany

Experts say the region is Germany's most seismically active, with events tracked by a real-time state network.

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Ein Erdbeben der Stärke 2,4 erschütterte am Dienstag den Schwarzwald. Das 2. in einer Woche.
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Overview

  • The Landeserdbebendienst reported a magnitude 2.4 event near Bad Krozingen at about 18:30 on Tuesday.
  • Residents in the Markgräflerland, Hochschwarzwald and Freiburg areas felt the shaking, with no damage initially reported.
  • It followed a Sunday quake around 23:00 with an epicenter in Kippenheim in the Ortenau district that was widely felt.
  • The state service runs roughly 50 monitoring stations with real-time processing in Freiburg and seismologist review, with rapid alerts for stronger events.
  • Quakes in the area are typically felt from around magnitude 2.0, and 14 felt events were logged in 2025, including one originating in neighboring Switzerland.