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M2.5 earthquake 0 km WSW of Lebach, Germany

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 0 km WSW of Lebach, Germany on Wed, Sep 6, 2000, 10:22 PM GMT+2 (20:22 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 1 km ENE of Cocheren, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-09-06 20:22:56 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.408° N, 6.900° 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 usp0009ztp. 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83 km NNE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 9521 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.71 km NNW of Morsbach, France · 9494 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.11 km ENE of Cocheren, France · 9486 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.82 km ENE of Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9484 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.72 km SSE of Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9481 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.71 km NNW of Teting-sur-Nied, France · 9478 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.01 km N of Fell, Germany · 9477 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.41 km ENE of Lebach, Germany · 9474 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.61 km ENE of Seingbouse, France · 9474 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 2.32 km NW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9522 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.6Germany · 9525 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.63 km WNW of Morsbach, France · 9527 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.90 km NE of Morsbach, France · 9528 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.72 km NE of Carling, France · 9529 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.11 km NNW of Argenthal, Germany · 9537 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.90 km NNE of Cocheren, France · 9539 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.23 km W of Cirey-sur-Vezouze, France · 9541 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009ztp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.