Germany earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany on Mon, Apr 23, 2001, 12:44 PM GMT+2 (10:44 UTC), 1 km (1 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
2001-04-23 10:44:01 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.380° N, 6.980° 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 usp000adua. 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.70 km SW of Cocheren, France · 9287 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.50 km S of Luisenthal, Germany · 9274 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.80 km SE of Œting, France · 9273 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.80 km SSW of Cocheren, France · 9270 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.71 km NW of Folkling, France · 9267 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.41 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 9264 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.41 km S of Cocheren, France · 9263 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.90 km SW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9253 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.22 km N of Schwalbach, Germany · 9251 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.33 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9247 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.70 km SE of Cocheren, France · 9245 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.23 km S of Marpingen, Germany · 9245 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.80 km NNW of Forbach, France · 9244 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.00 km WNW of Seingbouse, France · 9243 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.83 km WNW of Kirchheimbolanden, Germany · 9243 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.36 km SW of Bundenbach, Germany · 9243 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.61 km WNW of Folkling, France · 9236 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.70 km ENE of Macheren, France · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.5Germany · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.52 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.61 km SW of Seingbouse, France · 9234 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 4.2Germany · 9234 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 2.33 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9297 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.92 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9305 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.14 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9306 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.42 km SE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9306 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.04 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9308 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.03 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9311 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.43 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9313 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.92 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9316 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.21 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9317 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.9Germany · 9320 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.92 km NNW of Saint-Avold, France · 9321 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.21 km ENE of Bruttig-Fankel, Germany · 9321 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.12 km SSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9322 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000adua. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.