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M2.9 earthquake 2 km WSW of Eppelborn, Germany

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Eppelborn, Germany on Thu, Mar 1, 2001, 8:26 PM GMT+1 (19:26 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 0 km NW of Cocheren, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-03-01 19:26:55 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.390° N, 6.940° 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 usp000aaqb. 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.22 km SSE of Lebach, Germany · 9344 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.22 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9344 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.94 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9341 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.61 km N of Cocheren, France · 9339 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.12 km SSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9339 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.41 km NNW of Cocheren, France · 9339 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.11 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9335 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.32 km SSE of Lebach, Germany · 9332 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.04 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9332 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.70 km NW of Cocheren, France · 9331 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.03 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9330 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.80 km NNW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9328 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.83 km SSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9326 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.93 km SW of Lebach, Germany · 9324 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.12 km SSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9322 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.21 km ENE of Bruttig-Fankel, Germany · 9321 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.92 km NNW of Saint-Avold, France · 9321 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.9Germany · 9320 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.21 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9317 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.92 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9316 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.43 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9313 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 3.03 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9311 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 3.04 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9309 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 3.42 km SE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9307 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 3.14 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9306 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.92 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9305 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.33 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9297 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.32 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9293 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.70 km SW of Cocheren, France · 9287 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 3.42 km W of Losheim, Germany · 9347 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.03 km ESE of Beckingen, Germany · 9348 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.92 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9353 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.83 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9356 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.92 km S of Eppelborn, Germany · 9359 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.83 km S of Schmelz, Germany · 9360 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.03 km W of Heusweiler, Germany · 9363 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.31 km E of Saint-Avold, France · 9364 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.32 km SSW of Macheren, France · 9365 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.11 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9368 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.91 km SSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9371 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.23 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 9375 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.31 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9376 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aaqb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.