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M2.8 earthquake 3 km ENE of Nalbach, Germany

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Nalbach, Germany on Mon, Jul 23, 2001, 1:58 PM GMT+2 (11:58 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 2 km S of Lebach, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-07-23 11:58:24 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.394° N, 6.830° 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 in Saarbrucken.

From the USGS event page for usp000ak0x. 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.93 km SW of Wallerfangen, Germany · 9196 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.60 km N of Dillingen, Germany · 9192 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.82 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9191 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.84 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9188 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.34 km NE of Schwalbach, Germany · 9188 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.11 km NNE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9187 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.24 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9186 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.11 km N of Püttlingen, Germany · 9186 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.82 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9184 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.52 km WNW of Hochstetten-Dhaun, Germany · 9179 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.82 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9177 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.13 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9170 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.63 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9168 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.23 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9167 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.74 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9165 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.81 km NNE of Püttlingen, Germany · 9163 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.72 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9162 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.92 km SSE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9156 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.92 km N of Ramsen, Germany · 9148 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.94 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9146 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.72 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 9145 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.73 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9143 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.42 km NW of Püttlingen, Germany · 9206 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.71 km SE of Dillingen, Germany · 9208 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.44 km NNW of Blankenrath, Germany · 9213 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.81 km W of Schwalbach, Germany · 9214 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.12 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9221 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.12 km WNW of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9231 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ak0x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC.