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M2.9 earthquake 2 km SSW of Lebach, Germany

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Lebach, Germany on Sat, Mar 31, 2001, 6:27 PM GMT+2 (16:27 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km SE of Saarwellingen, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-03-31 16:27:48 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.390° N, 6.903° 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 usp000acaj. 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9313 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.03 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9311 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.04 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9308 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.42 km SE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9306 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.14 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9306 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.92 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9305 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.33 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9297 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.32 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9293 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.70 km SW of Cocheren, France · 9287 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.50 km S of Luisenthal, Germany · 9274 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.80 km SE of Œting, France · 9273 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.80 km SSW of Cocheren, France · 9270 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.71 km NW of Folkling, France · 9267 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 3.41 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 9264 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.41 km S of Cocheren, France · 9263 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 3.21 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9317 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.9Germany · 9320 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.92 km NNW of Saint-Avold, France · 9321 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.21 km ENE of Bruttig-Fankel, Germany · 9321 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.12 km SSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9322 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.93 km SW of Lebach, Germany · 9324 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.83 km SSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9326 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.80 km NNW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9327 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.03 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9330 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.70 km NW of Cocheren, France · 9331 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.04 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9331 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.32 km SSE of Lebach, Germany · 9332 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.11 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9335 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.41 km NNW of Cocheren, France · 9339 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 3.12 km SSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9339 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.61 km N of Cocheren, France · 9339 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.94 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9341 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 3.22 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9344 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.22 km SSE of Lebach, Germany · 9344 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.92 km WSW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9346 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000acaj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.