M2.0 earthquake 6 km SE of Seebach, Germany
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Seebach, Germany on Thu, Feb 8, 2001, 3:44 PM GMT+1 (14:44 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 0 km N of Sundhouse, France. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-02-08 14:44:04 UTC
- Depth
- 2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.530° N, 8.230° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.40 km N of Sundhouse, France · 9365 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.92 km WSW of Berghaupten, Germany · 9347 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.91 km NE of Wyhl, Germany · 9335 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.22 km NNW of Bergholtz, France · 9328 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.81 km WSW of Soultzmatt, France · 9327 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.82 km W of Schallstadt, Germany · 9317 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a99g. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC.