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M3.0 earthquake 1 km N of Fell, Germany

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 1 km N of Fell, Germany on Sat, Oct 21, 2000, 2:50 PM GMT+2 (12:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 1 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-10-21 12:50:12 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.776° N, 6.783° 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.41 km ENE of Lebach, Germany · 9474 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.61 km ENE of Seingbouse, France · 9474 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.30 km NNE of Gemünden, Germany · 9454 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.31 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9452 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.44 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9449 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.62 km ESE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9449 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.33 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9432 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.24 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9431 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.82 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9427 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.83 km ESE of Merzig, Germany · 9424 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.02 km SSE of Lebach, Germany · 9422 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.12 km NNW of Saint-Avold, France · 9420 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.71 km NNW of Teting-sur-Nied, France · 9478 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.72 km SSE of Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9481 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.82 km ENE of Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9485 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.11 km ENE of Cocheren, France · 9487 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.71 km NNW of Morsbach, France · 9494 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a262. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.