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M2.3 earthquake 6 km SW of Bundenbach, Germany

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Bundenbach, Germany on Tue, Jun 12, 2001, 3:29 PM GMT+2 (13:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-06-12 13:29:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.810° N, 7.310° 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
10

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.61 km WNW of Folkling, France · 9236 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.70 km ENE of Macheren, France · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.5Germany · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.52 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.61 km SW of Seingbouse, France · 9234 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.2Germany · 9234 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.12 km WNW of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9231 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.82 km NW of Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany · 9228 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.12 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9221 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.81 km W of Schwalbach, Germany · 9214 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.44 km NNW of Blankenrath, Germany · 9213 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.42 km NNE of Sankt Katharinen, Germany · 9211 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.71 km SE of Dillingen, Germany · 9208 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.42 km NW of Püttlingen, Germany · 9206 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.80 km SE of Bad Breisig, Germany · 9204 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.63 km SSW of Niederbreitbach, Germany · 9204 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.83 km ENE of Nalbach, Germany · 9202 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.93 km SW of Wallerfangen, Germany · 9196 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.60 km N of Dillingen, Germany · 9192 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.82 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9191 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.84 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9188 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.34 km NE of Schwalbach, Germany · 9188 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.11 km NNE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9187 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.24 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9186 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.11 km N of Püttlingen, Germany · 9186 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.82 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9184 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.83 km WNW of Kirchheimbolanden, Germany · 9243 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.00 km WNW of Seingbouse, France · 9243 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.80 km NNW of Forbach, France · 9244 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.23 km S of Marpingen, Germany · 9245 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.70 km SE of Cocheren, France · 9245 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.33 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9247 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.22 km N of Schwalbach, Germany · 9251 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.90 km SW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9253 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.81 km NW of Büttelborn, Germany · 9259 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.41 km S of Cocheren, France · 9263 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.41 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 9264 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.71 km NW of Folkling, France · 9267 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.80 km SSW of Cocheren, France · 9271 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.80 km SE of Œting, France · 9273 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aggf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.