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M2.2 earthquake 1 km ENE of Bruttig-Fankel, Germany

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 1 km ENE of Bruttig-Fankel, Germany on Mon, Mar 26, 2001, 3:10 PM GMT+2 (13:10 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km SE of Saarwellingen, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-03-26 13:10:45 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.140° N, 7.250° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9Germany · 9322 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.21 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9319 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.92 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9318 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.43 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9315 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.03 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9313 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.04 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9310 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.42 km SE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9308 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.14 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9308 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.92 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9307 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.33 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9299 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.43 km SSE of Holzappel, Germany · 9299 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.32 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9295 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.41 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 9266 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km NE of Taunusstein, Germany · 9323 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.12 km SSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9324 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.93 km SW of Lebach, Germany · 9326 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.83 km SSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9328 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.80 km NNW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9330 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.03 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9332 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.04 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9334 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.32 km SSE of Lebach, Germany · 9334 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.11 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9337 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.12 km SSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9341 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.94 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9343 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.22 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9346 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.22 km SSE of Lebach, Germany · 9346 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.92 km WSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9348 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.42 km W of Losheim, Germany · 9349 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.03 km ESE of Beckingen, Germany · 9350 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.71 km SW of Kruft, Germany · 9352 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ac2b. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.