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M1.8 earthquake 1 km NNE of Püttlingen, Germany

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Püttlingen, Germany on Fri, Aug 31, 2001, 7:45 PM GMT+2 (17:45 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 2 km WNW of Nalbach, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-08-31 17:45:27 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.300° N, 6.900° 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.

Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.72 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9162 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.92 km SSE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9156 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.92 km N of Ramsen, Germany · 9148 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.94 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9146 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.72 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 9145 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.73 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9143 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.53 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9142 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.92 km WNW of Nalbach, Germany · 9138 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.64 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9134 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.44 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9132 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.71 km SW of Eppelborn, Germany · 9127 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.83 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9120 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.54 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9119 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.52 km N of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9114 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.73 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9107 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.41 km NNE of Püttlingen, Germany · 9105 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 3.32 km E of Heusweiler, Germany · 9104 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 3.65 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9104 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 2.74 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9165 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.23 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9167 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.63 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9168 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.13 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9170 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.82 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9177 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.52 km WNW of Hochstetten-Dhaun, Germany · 9180 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.82 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9184 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.11 km N of Püttlingen, Germany · 9186 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.24 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9187 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.11 km NNE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9187 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.34 km NE of Schwalbach, Germany · 9188 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.84 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9188 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.82 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9191 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.60 km N of Dillingen, Germany · 9192 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ancn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.