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M2.4 earthquake 2 km NW of Püttlingen, Germany

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Püttlingen, Germany on Thu, Jul 19, 2001, 10:23 PM GMT+2 (20:23 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-07-19 20:23:20 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.300° N, 6.860° 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 usp000ajut. 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83 km ENE of Nalbach, Germany · 9203 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.93 km SW of Wallerfangen, Germany · 9198 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.60 km N of Dillingen, Germany · 9193 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.82 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9192 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.84 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9189 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.34 km NE of Schwalbach, Germany · 9189 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.11 km NNE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9188 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.24 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9188 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.11 km N of Püttlingen, Germany · 9187 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.82 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9185 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.52 km WNW of Hochstetten-Dhaun, Germany · 9181 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.82 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9178 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.13 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9171 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.63 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9169 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.23 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9168 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.74 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9166 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.81 km NNE of Püttlingen, Germany · 9164 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.72 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9163 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.92 km SSE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9157 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.92 km N of Ramsen, Germany · 9149 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.94 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9147 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 2.71 km SE of Dillingen, Germany · 9210 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.44 km NNW of Blankenrath, Germany · 9214 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.81 km W of Schwalbach, Germany · 9215 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.12 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9222 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.12 km WNW of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9232 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.2Germany · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.61 km SW of Seingbouse, France · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.52 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9236 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.5Germany · 9236 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.70 km ENE of Macheren, France · 9237 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.61 km WNW of Folkling, France · 9237 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ajut. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.