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M3.2 earthquake 3 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany on Tue, Jan 9, 2001, 12:38 PM GMT+1 (11:38 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km N of Cocheren, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-09 11:38:44 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.365° N, 6.911° E
Region
Germany
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.12 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9388 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.91 km NNW of Folkling, France · 9386 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.03 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9383 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.33 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9381 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.03 km NNE of Heusweiler, Germany · 9376 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.31 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9375 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.23 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 9374 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.91 km SSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9370 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.11 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9367 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.32 km SSW of Macheren, France · 9364 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.31 km E of Saint-Avold, France · 9364 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.03 km W of Heusweiler, Germany · 9362 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.83 km S of Schmelz, Germany · 9360 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.92 km S of Eppelborn, Germany · 9358 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.83 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9356 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.92 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9353 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 3.03 km ESE of Beckingen, Germany · 9348 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 3.42 km W of Losheim, Germany · 9347 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.92 km WSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9346 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.22 km SSE of Lebach, Germany · 9344 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 3.22 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9344 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.94 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9341 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 3.61 km N of Cocheren, France · 9339 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 3.12 km SSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9339 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.41 km NNW of Cocheren, France · 9338 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 2.30 km S of Morsbach, France · 9400 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.22 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9402 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.43 km NE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9403 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.73 km WNW of Hochspeyer, Germany · 9412 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.23 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9416 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.12 km NNW of Saint-Avold, France · 9420 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.02 km SSE of Lebach, Germany · 9422 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.83 km ESE of Merzig, Germany · 9424 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7cd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.