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M2.5 earthquake 0 km S of Luisenthal, Germany

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 0 km S of Luisenthal, Germany on Sat, May 12, 2001, 11:41 AM GMT+2 (09:41 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
2001-05-12 09:41:19 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.241° N, 6.902° 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 usp000aetw. 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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.80 km SE of Œting, France · 9273 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.80 km SSW of Cocheren, France · 9271 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.71 km NW of Folkling, France · 9267 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.41 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 9264 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.41 km S of Cocheren, France · 9263 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.90 km SW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9253 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.22 km N of Schwalbach, Germany · 9251 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.33 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9247 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.70 km SE of Cocheren, France · 9245 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.23 km S of Marpingen, Germany · 9245 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.80 km NNW of Forbach, France · 9244 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.00 km WNW of Seingbouse, France · 9243 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.83 km WNW of Kirchheimbolanden, Germany · 9243 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.36 km SW of Bundenbach, Germany · 9243 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.61 km WNW of Folkling, France · 9236 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.70 km ENE of Macheren, France · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.5Germany · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.52 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.61 km SW of Seingbouse, France · 9234 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 4.2Germany · 9234 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.12 km WNW of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9231 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.12 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9221 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.92 km SE of Senones, France · 9216 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.12 km SE of Herrlisheim, France · 9281 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.70 km SW of Cocheren, France · 9287 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.32 km SSE of Eppelborn, Germany · 9293 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.33 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9297 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aetw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.