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Hohenzollern Castle near Bisingen is the most famous sight in the Zollernalb district (archive image)
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There was an earthquake on Sunday evening in several districts in the southwest.
It happened around 6.40 p.m. in the Tübingen, Reutlingen and Zollernalb districts, the Reutlingen police said.
The focus was on the municipality of Albstadt in the Zollernalb district with a value of 3.7 on the Richter scale, as the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) noted on its website.
This corresponds to a "slightly noticeable" shock.
Albstadt is about 60 kilometers from Reutlingen.
The state earthquake service of Baden-Württemberg registered a value of 3.6 in the neighboring community of Jungingen.
About an hour later, a second, lighter earthquake of magnitude 1.8 followed with an epicenter in Hechingen.
According to the »Südwest-Presse«, a bang could be heard in the districts of Tübingen and Reutlingen.
Even in Ulm, 75 kilometers away, the quake could also be felt for a brief moment.
No rarity
Smaller earthquakes are not uncommon in Baden-Württemberg.
For example, on December 1 of last year there was a 3.9 magnitude quake in the same region.
At that time, the earthquake service had received around 6,000 reports.
"3.9 is a moderately strong earthquake," said Stefan Stange from the state earthquake service in December.
Slight damage such as cracks in the plaster cannot be ruled out.
Structural damage such as wall cracks are to be expected around a magnitude of 5.0.
The Albstadt shear zone runs in the region, in which two subterranean rock complexes want to move a few centimeters in different directions.
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