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M3.4 earthquake 1 km N of Heusweiler, Germany

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 1 km N of Heusweiler, Germany on Tue, May 22, 2001, 9:00 PM GMT+2 (19:00 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
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-05-22 19:00:47 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.353° N, 6.926° 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
40

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.41 km S of Cocheren, France · 9263 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.90 km SW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9253 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.22 km N of Schwalbach, Germany · 9251 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.33 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9247 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.70 km SE of Cocheren, France · 9245 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.23 km S of Marpingen, Germany · 9245 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.80 km NNW of Forbach, France · 9244 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.00 km WNW of Seingbouse, France · 9243 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.83 km WNW of Kirchheimbolanden, Germany · 9243 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.36 km SW of Bundenbach, Germany · 9243 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.61 km WNW of Folkling, France · 9236 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.70 km ENE of Macheren, France · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.5Germany · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.52 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.61 km SW of Seingbouse, France · 9234 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.2Germany · 9234 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.12 km WNW of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9231 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 3.12 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9221 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.81 km W of Schwalbach, Germany · 9214 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.44 km NNW of Blankenrath, Germany · 9213 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.71 km SE of Dillingen, Germany · 9208 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.42 km NW of Püttlingen, Germany · 9206 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 2.71 km NW of Folkling, France · 9267 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.80 km SSW of Cocheren, France · 9271 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.80 km SE of Œting, France · 9273 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.50 km S of Luisenthal, Germany · 9274 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.70 km SW of Cocheren, France · 9287 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.32 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9293 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000afc0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.