M2.7 earthquake 1 km SW of Kruft, Germany
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Kruft, Germany on Sun, Feb 25, 2001, 3:50 AM GMT+1 (02:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-02-25 02:50:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 50.373° N, 7.312° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.81 km NE of Taunusstein, Germany · 9322 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.21 km ENE of Bruttig-Fankel, Germany · 9322 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.43 km SSE of Holzappel, Germany · 9297 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aaag. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:14 AM UTC.