M3.5 earthquake 3 km N of Rath, Germany
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 3 km N of Rath, Germany on Wed, Jan 24, 2001, 11:58 PM GMT+1 (22:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 Belgium. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-24 22:58:07 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 50.956° N, 7.092° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.12 km SE of Lanstrop, Germany · 9362 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.71 km NNE of Waimes, Belgium · 9359 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.21 km NNW of Ophoven, Belgium · 9358 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.71 km SW of Kruft, Germany · 9350 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.8Belgium · 9340 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.62 km E of Sibbe, Netherlands · 9340 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.80 km WSW of Wijlre, Netherlands · 9340 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.40 km WNW of Wijlre, Netherlands · 9337 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a8bp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.