M2.4 earthquake 5 km WNW of Monschau, Germany
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Monschau, Germany on Fri, Aug 31, 2001, 10:56 PM GMT+2 (20:56 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
- 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-31 20:56:22 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 50.568° N, 6.167° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.52 km S of Kehrig, Germany · 9157 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.62 km NE of Niederzier, Germany · 9132 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.21 km SSW of Lonnig, Germany · 9121 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.42 km E of Peij, Netherlands · 9113 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ancy. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.