Germany - A minor earthquake shook south-western Germany early Tuesday. The tremor, registering 4.5 on the Richter scale, happened at 3:39 am (0139 GMT) in the south of Baden- Wuerttemberg state.

Residents felt the quake in a 100-kilometre radius of the epicentre, in the Black Forest town of Tegernau.

There were no reports of injuries or damage resulting from the tremor, which lasted for less than a second. (dpa)