Germany earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 2 km N of Markneukirchen, Germany

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 2 km N of Markneukirchen, Germany on Sat, Dec 21, 1985, 11:16 AM GMT+1 (10:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (ml), moderate
Local time: Sat, Dec 21, 1985, 11:16 AM GMT+1
UTC: 1985-12-21 10:16:17 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 50.333° N, 12.325° E
Region: Germany
Strongest shaking: VI, strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 26.6% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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How well it is located

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 123.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002p5d (also filed as atlas19851221101617). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:04 AM UTC.