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M1.9 earthquake 4 km NE of Pechbrunn, Germany

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Pechbrunn, Germany on Fri, Dec 6, 1985, 5:58 PM GMT+1 (16:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 2 km N of Markneukirchen, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-12-06 16:58:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.997° N, 12.203° E
Region
Germany
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14909 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.21 km SSW of Plauen, Germany · 14909 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.24 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14909 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.12 km WNW of Habartov, Czechia · 14909 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.53 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14909 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.43 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.22 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.53 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.13 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.34 km S of Arzberg, Germany · 14907 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.82 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14906 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.23 km ENE of Skalná, Czechia · 14902 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.16 km WNW of Habartov, Czechia · 14902 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.32 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14902 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.93 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14902 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.23 km NE of Eichigt, Germany · 14902 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.73 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14902 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.91 km SSW of Luby, Czechia · 14902 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.42 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14901 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.30 km NE of Luby, Czechia · 14901 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.43 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14901 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.83 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14900 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.24 km E of Luby, Czechia · 14900 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.13 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14900 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 3.04 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14900 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.33 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14900 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.53 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14900 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.02 km E of Luby, Czechia · 14900 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.94 km WSW of Oloví, Czechia · 14900 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.05 km WSW of Oloví, Czechia · 14900 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.33 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.94 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.84 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.5Germany-Czech Republic border region · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.64 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 4.52 km NE of Skalná, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 3.94 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.84 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.04 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.24 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.33 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 3.92 km NNE of Skalná, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.83 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.24 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.82 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.80 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.94 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.83 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.53 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 4.13 km W of Habartov, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.85 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 3.35 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.73 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.82 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 3.75 km NW of Habartov, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 3.74 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.15 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.81 km ENE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.83 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 3.84 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 3.14 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14909 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.94 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14910 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.22 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14912 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002nm3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC.