M1.8 earthquake 1 km W of Kruft, Germany
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km W of Kruft, Germany on Sat, Dec 23, 2000, 1:58 AM GMT+1 (00:58 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-23 00:58:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 50.384° N, 7.314° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6k6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.