M2.8 earthquake 2 km W of Voerde, Germany
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km W of Voerde, Germany on Fri, Dec 29, 2000, 4:40 PM GMT+1 (15:40 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
- 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-29 15:40:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.595° N, 6.655° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.1Germany · 9408 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.04 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany · 9397 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.53 km N of Rath, Germany · 9382 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.12 km SE of Lanstrop, Germany · 9362 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.21 km NNW of Ophoven, Belgium · 9359 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6wa. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.