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M2.7 earthquake 3 km WNW of Hochspeyer, Germany

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Hochspeyer, Germany on Mon, Dec 25, 2000, 9:12 AM GMT+1 (08:12 UTC), 15 km (9 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-12-25 08:12:02 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.451° N, 7.852° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.43 km NE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9404 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.22 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9402 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.30 km S of Morsbach, France · 9400 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.23 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9397 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.12 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9388 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.91 km NNW of Folkling, France · 9387 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.03 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9383 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.33 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9381 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.03 km NE of Kiedrich, Germany · 9380 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.03 km NNE of Heusweiler, Germany · 9376 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.31 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9375 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.23 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 9374 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.91 km SSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9371 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.11 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9367 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.32 km SSW of Macheren, France · 9364 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.31 km E of Saint-Avold, France · 9364 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 3.03 km W of Heusweiler, Germany · 9363 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.83 km S of Schmelz, Germany · 9360 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.92 km S of Eppelborn, Germany · 9358 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.52 km NE of Höchst im Odenwald, Germany · 9357 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.83 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9356 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.92 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9353 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 3.23 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9416 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.12 km NNW of Saint-Avold, France · 9420 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.02 km SSE of Lebach, Germany · 9422 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.83 km ESE of Merzig, Germany · 9425 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.82 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9428 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.24 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9431 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.33 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9432 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6q4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC.