Tuesday, May 5, 2026 21:07 | 5 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor
The Swiss Seismological Service (SED) reported a magnitude 2.8 quake in Switzerland near Sankt Gallen, Wahlkreis St. Gallen, Kanton St. Gallen, only 6 minutes ago. The earthquake hit late at night on Tuesday, May 5th, 2026, at 11:00 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 0.40 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Flums (pop. 4,800) located 4 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Balzers (pop. 4,600) located 10 km from the epicenter, Triesen (pop. 5,200) 10 km away, Vaduz (pop. 5,200) 11 km away, Schaan (pop. 6,000) 11 km away, Triesenberg (pop. 2,600) 12 km away, Eschen (pop. 4,500) 15 km away, Gamprin (pop. 1,700) 15 km away, Mauren (pop. 4,400) 17 km away, Ruggell (pop. 2,300) 18 km away, and Schellenberg (pop. 1,100) 18 km away. In Appenzell (pop. 5,600, 25 km away), Glarus (pop. 12,400, 26 km away), and Sankt Gallen (pop. 75,800, 35 km away), the quake was probably not felt.
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Earthquake data:
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Date & time: May 5, 2026 09:00 pm (Universal Time) local time (5 May 2026 21:00 GMT)
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 0.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 47.11°N / 9.39°E 
(Switzerland)
Primary data source: EMSC