M2.4 earthquake 1 km SE of Schwegenheim, Germany
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Schwegenheim, Germany on Mon, Dec 17, 2001, 8:09 PM GMT+1 (19:09 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km ENE of Alsting, France. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-17 19:09:41 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.264° N, 8.340° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.74 km NNW of Lauterecken, Germany · 9034 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.76 km N of Monzingen, Germany · 9017 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.82 km NW of Gemünden, Germany · 9010 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.53 km S of Adelsheim, Germany · 9008 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.93 km ENE of Alsting, France · 9001 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aus4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.