The Swabian Alb was shaken by a powerful earthquake on Saturday.
The quake had a magnitude of 4.1, its epicenter was near the city of Hechingen in the Zollernalb district, as announced by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior in Stuttgart.
The tremors were felt within a radius of around 50 kilometers.
The State Office for Geology classified the earthquake as "moderately strong";
slight damage cannot be ruled out.
It was initially unclear whether the quake, which occurred at 1:47 p.m., actually caused damage.
The region around the epicenter is comparatively sparsely populated.
The Swabian Alb is a tectonically restless zone, the earth keeps shaking here.
In September 1978 there was a strong quake in the region, leaving severe damage to buildings and infrastructure.
This quake measured 5.7 on the Richter scale.