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M3.7 earthquake 2 km E of Erlbach, Germany

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 2 km E of Erlbach, Germany on Tue, Jan 21, 1986, 9:22 PM GMT+1 (20:22 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 3 km ESE of Plesná, Czechia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-01-21 20:22:00 UTC
Depth
28.5 km (17.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.321° N, 12.408° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km E of Luby, Czechia · 14853 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.14 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14853 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.41 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14853 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.31 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14853 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.73 km ESE of Plesná, Czechia · 14852 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.22 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14852 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.22 km W of B?ezová, Czechia · 14852 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.11 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14851 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.91 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14851 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.72 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14851 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.52 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14851 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.32 km N of Luby, Czechia · 14851 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.11 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14849 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.93 km NNE of Lomnice, Czechia · 14844 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.01 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14838 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.72 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14837 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.61 km E of Luby, Czechia · 14837 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 2.02 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.42 km ENE of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.21 km NNE of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.00 km NW of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.11 km ENE of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.51 km E of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.45 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.02 km N of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.54 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.41 km NNE of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.33 km NE of Hazlov, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.44 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14863 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.52 km W of Luby, Czechia · 14864 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.62 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14864 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.51 km N of Luby, Czechia · 14865 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.83 km SW of Vintí?ov, Czechia · 14866 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.51 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14867 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.43 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14867 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.93 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14867 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.71 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14867 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qa1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.