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M3.3 earthquake 2 km E of Heusweiler, Germany

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 2 km E of Heusweiler, Germany on Mon, Oct 29, 2001, 10:25 PM GMT+1 (21:25 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-10-29 21:25:11 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.341° N, 6.970° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.65 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9104 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.63 km SE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9103 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.74 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9101 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.94 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9100 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.73 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9096 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.72 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9085 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.73 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9082 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.84 km SW of Lebach, Germany · 9073 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.85 km WSW of Boulay-Moselle, France · 9067 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.74 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9065 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.63 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9064 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.34 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9062 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.42 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9062 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.74 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9060 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.41 km SE of Schwegenheim, Germany · 9055 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.93 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9053 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.84 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9051 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.02 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9047 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.73 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9045 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.53 km ESE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9045 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.64 km SW of Lebach, Germany · 9044 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 2.41 km NNE of Püttlingen, Germany · 9105 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.73 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9107 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.52 km N of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9113 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.54 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9119 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.83 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9120 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.71 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9127 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.44 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9132 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.64 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9133 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000arw5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:23 PM UTC.