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M2.8 earthquake 1 km W of Schwalbach, Germany

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 1 km W of Schwalbach, Germany on Wed, Jul 11, 2001, 11:41 PM GMT+2 (21:41 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
2001-07-11 21:41:42 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.300° N, 6.800° 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 usp000ajd3. 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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Stations used
20

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.44 km NNW of Blankenrath, Germany · 9215 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.71 km SE of Dillingen, Germany · 9210 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.42 km NW of Püttlingen, Germany · 9207 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.83 km ENE of Nalbach, Germany · 9204 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.93 km SW of Wallerfangen, Germany · 9198 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.60 km N of Dillingen, Germany · 9193 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.82 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9192 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.84 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9189 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.34 km NE of Schwalbach, Germany · 9189 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.11 km NNE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9188 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.24 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9188 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.11 km N of Püttlingen, Germany · 9187 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.82 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9185 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.52 km WNW of Hochstetten-Dhaun, Germany · 9181 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.82 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9179 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.13 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9172 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.63 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9169 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.23 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9168 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.74 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9166 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.81 km NNE of Püttlingen, Germany · 9164 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 3.72 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9163 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.92 km SSE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9157 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 3.12 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 9223 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.12 km WNW of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9232 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.2Germany · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.61 km SW of Seingbouse, France · 9235 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.52 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9236 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.5Germany · 9236 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.70 km ENE of Macheren, France · 9237 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.61 km WNW of Folkling, France · 9237 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.36 km SW of Bundenbach, Germany · 9245 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.83 km WNW of Kirchheimbolanden, Germany · 9245 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.00 km WNW of Seingbouse, France · 9245 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ajd3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:05 AM UTC.