M3.2 earthquake 3 km SE of Alpen, Germany
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Alpen, Germany on Mon, Dec 18, 2000, 7:57 AM GMT+1 (06:57 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km N of Rath, Germany. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-18 06:57:53 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.562° N, 6.549° E
- Region
- Germany
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.21 km N of Wijlre, Netherlands · 9418 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.41 km ENE of Klimmen, Netherlands · 9418 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.72 km SW of Simpelveld, Netherlands · 9415 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.82 km W of Voerde, Germany · 9408 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.1Germany · 9408 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.04 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany · 9397 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.53 km N of Rath, Germany · 9382 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.12 km SE of Lanstrop, Germany · 9362 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a68v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:23 PM UTC.