April 13, 1992 Earthquake: Bonn, Heinsberg, Roermond, Germany, The Netherlands

Name: April 13, 1992 Earthquake: Bonn, Heinsberg, Roermond, Germany, The Netherlands
Start: 1992-04-13
Location: Bonn, Heinsberg, Roermond, Germany, The Netherlands

April 13, 1992 · M5.2 · 1 death · $100 million

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Bonn, Heinsberg, Roermond, Germany, The Netherlands on April 13, 1992 at 01:20:00 UTC, 21 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: April 13, 1992
Time: 01:20:00 UTC
Place: Bonn, Heinsberg, Roermond, Germany, The Netherlands
Magnitude: 5.2 (Ms)
Focal depth: 21 km (13 mi)
Intensity: 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 51.153° N, 5.798° E
Country: Netherlands

The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 45
Damage: $100 million

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

1992, April 13. One person died of a heart attack at Bonn, Germany. Twenty people injured and some buildings damaged (VIII) at Roermond, Netherlands and 25 people injured and some buildings damaged (VII) at Heinsberg. Germany. Damaged also reported at Bonn and Koln, Germany and in Limburg

Province, Belgium. Felt strongly in many parts of

northwestern Germany, eastern Belgium and southern

Netherlands. Felt in northeastern France. Also felt

throughout much of southeastern England and in the

Liverpool-Manchester area, United Kingdom. (reference #1053)

1992, April 13. The total actual damage has been estimated to exceed U.S. $100 million. (reference #1287)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1992 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1992 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5319.