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M2.4 earthquake 4 km NNW of Blankenrath, Germany

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Blankenrath, Germany on Thu, Jul 12, 2001, 3:56 PM GMT+2 (13:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 2 km S of Lebach, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-07-12 13:56:22 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.080° N, 7.280° 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
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.42 km NNE of Sankt Katharinen, Germany · 9211 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.71 km SE of Dillingen, Germany · 9208 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.42 km NW of Püttlingen, Germany · 9206 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.80 km SE of Bad Breisig, Germany · 9205 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.63 km SSW of Niederbreitbach, Germany · 9205 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.83 km ENE of Nalbach, Germany · 9202 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.93 km SW of Wallerfangen, Germany · 9197 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.60 km N of Dillingen, Germany · 9192 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.82 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9191 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.84 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9188 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.34 km NE of Schwalbach, Germany · 9188 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.11 km NNE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9187 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.24 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9187 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.11 km N of Püttlingen, Germany · 9186 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.82 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9184 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.52 km WNW of Hochstetten-Dhaun, Germany · 9180 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.82 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9177 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.13 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9170 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.63 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9168 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.23 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9167 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.74 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9165 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.81 km NNE of Püttlingen, Germany · 9163 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.45 km WNW of Monschau, Germany · 9163 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 3.72 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9162 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.92 km SSE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9156 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.52 km S of Kehrig, Germany · 9156 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 2.81 km W of Schwalbach, Germany · 9214 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.82 km NW of Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany · 9229 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.12 km WNW of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9231 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.52 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.5Germany · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aje0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.