M2.6 earthquake 3 km S of Beesel, Netherlands
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km S of Beesel, Netherlands on Wed, Aug 15, 2001, 6:34 AM GMT+2 (04:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km NE of Niederzier, Germany. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-15 04:34:42 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.240° N, 6.040° E
- Region
- The Netherlands
- 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayThe Netherlands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000amge. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC.