M2.5 earthquake 2 km S of Kehrig, Germany
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km S of Kehrig, Germany on Sat, Sep 8, 2001, 10:50 AM GMT+2 (08:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 1 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-08 08:50:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 50.262° N, 7.213° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.92 km N of Ramsen, Germany · 9150 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.53 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9144 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.62 km NE of Niederzier, Germany · 9133 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.71 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9130 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.21 km SSW of Lonnig, Germany · 9122 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000anuf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC.