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M2.8 earthquake 2 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany on Sat, Dec 9, 2000, 6:57 PM GMT+1 (17:57 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3 km NE of Eppelborn, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-12-09 17:57:14 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.380° N, 6.940° E
Region
Germany
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Mining induced.

From the USGS event page for usp000a5sg. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
28

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83 km ESE of Merzig, Germany · 9424 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.02 km SSE of Lebach, Germany · 9422 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.12 km NNW of Saint-Avold, France · 9420 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.23 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9416 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.73 km WNW of Hochspeyer, Germany · 9412 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.43 km NE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9403 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.22 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9402 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.30 km S of Morsbach, France · 9400 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.23 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9397 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.12 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9388 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.91 km NNW of Folkling, France · 9386 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.03 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9383 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.33 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9381 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 3.03 km NNE of Heusweiler, Germany · 9376 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.31 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9375 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.23 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 9374 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.91 km SSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9370 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 3.24 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9431 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.33 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9432 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.62 km ESE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9449 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.44 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9450 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.31 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9452 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.30 km NNE of Gemünden, Germany · 9454 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a5sg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.