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M3.4 earthquake 3 km NE of Eppelborn, Germany

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Eppelborn, Germany on Wed, Jan 3, 2001, 12:15 AM GMT+1 (23:15 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-02 23:15:13 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.425° N, 6.996° E
Region
Germany
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Mining induced event.

From the USGS event page for usp000a72y. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.22 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9402 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.30 km S of Morsbach, France · 9400 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.23 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9397 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.12 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9388 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.91 km NNW of Folkling, France · 9386 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.03 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9383 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.33 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9381 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.03 km NNE of Heusweiler, Germany · 9376 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.31 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9375 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.23 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 9374 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.91 km SSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9370 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.11 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9367 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.32 km SSW of Macheren, France · 9364 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.31 km E of Saint-Avold, France · 9364 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.03 km W of Heusweiler, Germany · 9362 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.83 km S of Schmelz, Germany · 9360 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.92 km S of Eppelborn, Germany · 9358 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.83 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9356 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.92 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9353 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.03 km ESE of Beckingen, Germany · 9348 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 3.42 km W of Losheim, Germany · 9347 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.92 km WSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9346 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.22 km SSE of Lebach, Germany · 9344 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 3.22 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9344 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 2.73 km WNW of Hochspeyer, Germany · 9412 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.23 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9416 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.12 km NNW of Saint-Avold, France · 9420 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.02 km SSE of Lebach, Germany · 9422 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.83 km ESE of Merzig, Germany · 9424 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.82 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9428 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.24 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9431 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.33 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9432 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a72y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.