Germany earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 2 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany on Wed, Jun 20, 2001, 11:35 PM GMT+2 (21:35 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
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-06-20 21:35:56 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.341° N, 6.898° 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 usp000agzu. 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.61 km SW of Seingbouse, France · 9234 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.2Germany · 9234 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.12 km WNW of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9231 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.12 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9221 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.81 km W of Schwalbach, Germany · 9214 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.44 km NNW of Blankenrath, Germany · 9213 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.71 km SE of Dillingen, Germany · 9208 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.42 km NW of Püttlingen, Germany · 9206 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.83 km ENE of Nalbach, Germany · 9202 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.93 km SW of Wallerfangen, Germany · 9196 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.60 km N of Dillingen, Germany · 9192 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.82 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9191 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.84 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9188 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.34 km NE of Schwalbach, Germany · 9188 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.11 km NNE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9187 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.24 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9186 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.11 km N of Püttlingen, Germany · 9186 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.82 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9184 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.52 km WNW of Hochstetten-Dhaun, Germany · 9179 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.82 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9177 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 2.5Germany · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.70 km ENE of Macheren, France · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.61 km WNW of Folkling, France · 9236 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.36 km SW of Bundenbach, Germany · 9243 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.83 km WNW of Kirchheimbolanden, Germany · 9243 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.00 km WNW of Seingbouse, France · 9243 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.80 km NNW of Forbach, France · 9244 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.23 km S of Marpingen, Germany · 9245 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.70 km SE of Cocheren, France · 9245 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 3.33 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9247 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.22 km N of Schwalbach, Germany · 9251 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.90 km SW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9253 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.41 km S of Cocheren, France · 9263 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 3.41 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 9264 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000agzu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.