Overview
- In the early hours of October 27, sensors detected earthquakes at 02:46 and 03:20 with magnitudes 1.6 and 1.5.
- Epicenters were located between Elchingen’s Thalfingen and Oberelchingen districts, roughly one south and one north of the A8, at about 23 kilometers depth.
- Erdbebendienst Südwest classified the events as very weak, reporting no felt observations and no damage.
- The Landeserdbebendienst Baden‑Württemberg has logged both quakes, while Erdbebendienst Bayern had not yet listed them at the time of reporting.
- Seismologists note that earthquakes are typically felt from around magnitude 2.0, with a nearby M1.8 recorded near Pfaffenhofen an der Roth in 2020.