M2.4 earthquake 6 km S of Erlenmoos, Germany
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km S of Erlenmoos, Germany on Thu, Dec 13, 2001, 10:07 AM GMT+1 (09:07 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km WNW of Ostrach, Germany. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-13 09:07:34 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.010° N, 9.970° 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.
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.12 km NE of Bergatreute, Germany · 9046 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.55 km WSW of Saulgau, Germany · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.42 km E of Hilzingen, Germany · 9031 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.22 km ENE of Märstetten-Dorf, Switzerland · 9031 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.60 km SW of Müllheim, Switzerland · 9030 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.02 km SSW of Immendingen, Germany · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.95 km WNW of Ostrach, Germany · 9014 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.43 km E of Homburg, Switzerland · 9006 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000auj0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.