M2.9 earthquake 1 km NE of Oirlo, Netherlands
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Oirlo, Netherlands on Tue, Sep 25, 2001, 12:51 PM GMT+2 (10:51 UTC), 5 km (3 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
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-25 10:51:38 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.524° N, 6.053° E
- Region
- The Netherlands
- 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.62 km NE of Niederzier, Germany · 9132 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.42 km E of Peij, Netherlands · 9113 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.23 km WNW of Opgrimbie, Belgium · 9094 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayThe Netherlands earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aprx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.