M3.4 earthquake 6 km SSW of Moers, Germany
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Moers, Germany on Wed, Aug 29, 2001, 6:22 PM GMT+2 (16:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km NE of Niederzier, Germany. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-29 16:22:53 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.400° N, 6.600° 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
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.45 km WNW of Monschau, Germany · 9165 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.91 km NE of Oirlo, Netherlands · 9140 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.62 km NE of Niederzier, Germany · 9132 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.42 km E of Peij, Netherlands · 9114 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000an8u. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.