Germany earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 3 km S of Marpingen, Germany

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km S of Marpingen, Germany on Sun, Jun 10, 2001, 10:46 PM GMT+2 (20:46 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-06-10 20:46:48 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.423° N, 7.051° 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 usp000agct. 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.80 km NNW of Forbach, France · 9244 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.00 km WNW of Seingbouse, France · 9243 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.83 km WNW of Kirchheimbolanden, Germany · 9243 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.36 km SW of Bundenbach, Germany · 9243 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.61 km WNW of Folkling, France · 9236 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.70 km ENE of Macheren, France · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.5Germany · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.52 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.61 km SW of Seingbouse, France · 9234 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.2Germany · 9234 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.12 km WNW of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9231 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.12 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9221 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.81 km W of Schwalbach, Germany · 9214 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.44 km NNW of Blankenrath, Germany · 9213 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.71 km SE of Dillingen, Germany · 9208 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.42 km NW of Püttlingen, Germany · 9206 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.83 km ENE of Nalbach, Germany · 9202 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.93 km SW of Wallerfangen, Germany · 9196 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 3.60 km N of Dillingen, Germany · 9192 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.82 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9191 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.84 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9188 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.34 km NE of Schwalbach, Germany · 9188 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.11 km NNE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9187 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.24 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9186 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.11 km N of Püttlingen, Germany · 9186 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 2.70 km SE of Cocheren, France · 9245 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.33 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9247 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.22 km N of Schwalbach, Germany · 9251 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.90 km SW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9253 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.41 km S of Cocheren, France · 9263 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.41 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 9264 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.71 km NW of Folkling, France · 9267 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.80 km SSW of Cocheren, France · 9271 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.80 km SE of Œting, France · 9273 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.50 km S of Luisenthal, Germany · 9274 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000agct. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.