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Latest Earthquakes Near Alfeld, Lower Saxony in 🇩🇪 Germany

Latest Earthquakes Near Alfeld, Lower Saxony in Germany

An overview of the latest earthquakes near Alfeld, Lower Saxony in Germany. Each earthquake event is recorded as they happend updated every minute, the first event ever recorded was in 1950.

Earthquakes are recorded and updated every minute.
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(Currently displaying 50 out of 182 in total)
Time Epicenter Magnitude Depth
3 years ago
On 2021-09-13 01:22:51 		53.1128, 9.1344
133 km (83 mi) ↖ NW of Alfeld
M 2.9
5.31 km
9 years ago
On 2015-04-16 06:38:08 		51.44, 12.129
170 km (105 mi) → E of Alfeld
M 3.3
20.6 km
15 years ago
On 2008-12-20 04:48:16 		51.78, 7.972
128 km (80 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 3
10 km
15 years ago
On 2008-11-22 16:31:14 		51.4, 7.84
151 km (93 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.9
5 km
15 years ago
On 2008-10-09 20:40:28 		51.612, 7.768
147 km (91 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.5
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-07-18 18:12:39 		52.33, 7.66
152 km (94 mi) ← W of Alfeld
M 3.4
5 km
16 years ago
On 2008-05-06 11:16:44 		50.766, 10.038
136 km (84 mi) ↘ SE of Alfeld
M 2.6
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-04-03 00:06:17 		53.082, 9.114
131 km (81 mi) ↖ NW of Alfeld
M 2.8
5 km
16 years ago
On 2008-02-11 03:16:58 		51.48, 11.809
147 km (91 mi) → E of Alfeld
M 2.5
10 km
16 years ago
On 2007-10-12 20:14:17 		51.696, 7.82
141 km (87 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.7
1 km
17 years ago
On 2007-08-08 18:44:49 		51.661, 7.704
149 km (93 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.6
1 km
17 years ago
On 2007-03-20 19:54:47 		52.362, 7.607
156 km (97 mi) ← W of Alfeld
M 3.7
10 km
17 years ago
On 2007-03-03 11:24:24 		51.717, 7.608
154 km (96 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.7
1 km
17 years ago
On 2006-10-25 14:11:39 		51.298, 10.648
95 km (59 mi) ↘ SE of Alfeld
M 3
1 km
18 years ago
On 2006-09-24 00:29:35 		50.83, 9.145
136 km (84 mi) ↓ S of Alfeld
M 2.6
11.3 km
18 years ago
On 2006-07-02 14:37:36 		52.815, 7.822
164 km (101 mi) ← W of Alfeld
M 3
5 km
18 years ago
On 2006-02-05 02:02:35 		51.689, 7.789
143 km (89 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.6
1 km
18 years ago
On 2005-11-28 03:14:13 		51.711, 7.818
140 km (87 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.8
5 km
19 years ago
On 2005-09-22 04:00:41 		50.779, 10.042
134 km (83 mi) ↘ SE of Alfeld
M 3.2
10 km
19 years ago
On 2005-09-14 04:40:53 		51.612, 7.669
153 km (95 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.8
1 km
19 years ago
On 2005-07-15 15:02:48 		52.927, 8.622
132 km (82 mi) ↖ NW of Alfeld
M 4
10 km
19 years ago
On 2005-02-25 22:48:15 		51.559, 7.738
150 km (93 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.9
10 km
19 years ago
On 2005-02-12 05:30:10 		51.607, 7.658
154 km (95 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.9
10 km
19 years ago
On 2005-02-05 16:28:21 		51.585, 7.815
144 km (90 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.5
10 km
19 years ago
On 2005-02-01 18:26:31 		51.675, 7.957
132 km (82 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.9
1 km
19 years ago
On 2005-01-27 05:19:45 		51.574, 7.81
145 km (90 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.8
10 km
19 years ago
On 2005-01-25 18:45:14 		51.721, 7.861
137 km (85 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.6
1 km
19 years ago
On 2004-10-20 06:59:14 		53.011, 9.467
116 km (72 mi) ↖ NW of Alfeld
M 4.5
5.5 km
20 years ago
On 2004-09-17 20:14:13 		51.644, 7.858
140 km (87 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.5
10 km
20 years ago
On 2004-06-25 00:05:52 		51.635, 7.592
157 km (98 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.6
10 km
20 years ago
On 2004-06-21 03:25:33 		51.49, 10.367
66 km (41 mi) ↘ SE of Alfeld
M 2.1
5 km
20 years ago
On 2004-06-17 23:59:45 		51.674, 7.837
140 km (87 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.4
1 km
20 years ago
On 2004-06-17 22:03:31 		51.671, 7.743
146 km (91 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.6
1 km
20 years ago
On 2004-06-09 20:36:03 		51.617, 7.632
155 km (96 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.9
10 km
20 years ago
On 2004-06-06 04:07:23 		51.611, 7.726
149 km (93 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.6
10 km
20 years ago
On 2004-05-24 17:49:48 		51.653, 7.662
152 km (94 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.6
1 km
20 years ago
On 2004-05-24 14:51:40 		51.547, 7.769
149 km (92 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.7
10 km
20 years ago
On 2004-05-17 03:40:24 		51.787, 7.842
137 km (85 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.8
5 km
20 years ago
On 2004-05-12 00:36:15 		51.62, 7.646
154 km (96 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.7
14.1 km
20 years ago
On 2004-01-23 12:26:54 		51.595, 7.814
144 km (89 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.4
5 km
20 years ago
On 2003-11-01 21:52:11 		51.706, 7.601
155 km (96 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 1.8
5 km
20 years ago
On 2003-10-29 17:09:47 		51.638, 7.694
151 km (93 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 1.8
5 km
20 years ago
On 2003-10-28 00:50:58 		51.602, 7.778
146 km (91 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2.1
5 km
20 years ago
On 2003-10-27 02:44:58 		51.589, 7.769
147 km (91 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 1.8
5 km
20 years ago
On 2003-10-10 02:31:34 		51.569, 7.639
156 km (97 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2
10 km
20 years ago
On 2003-09-29 03:16:12 		51.636, 7.726
149 km (92 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 1.7
5 km
20 years ago
On 2003-09-27 01:32:09 		51.692, 7.579
157 km (97 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2
5 km
21 years ago
On 2003-09-23 20:17:03 		51.623, 7.653
154 km (95 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 2
5 km
21 years ago
On 2003-09-13 12:50:21 		51.653, 7.647
153 km (95 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 1.9
10 km
21 years ago
On 2003-08-19 21:35:00 		51.655, 7.678
151 km (94 mi) ↙ SW of Alfeld
M 1.8
5 km

Alfeld Earthquake Statistics

Since the 1950's Alfeld has experiences a total of 182 earthquakes, within a 150 km radius of the center of the city.

Earthquakes per Year in Alfeld 1950-2024

Annual earthquakes counts for Alfeld was last updated at 2024-02-09 23:09:15.

Earthquake Magnitude Distribution

Magnitude Earthquakes Percentage
M 1 15 7.11%
M 2 110 52.13%
M 3 47 22.27%
M 4 6 2.84%
M 5 4 1.9%

Magnitude distribution for Alfeld was last updated at 2024-06-07 20:11:27.

To conserve energy and maximize resource utilization, we calculate historical earthquake statistics in batches. This is done sporadically when sufficient resources are available to the system. Thus, annual earthquakes count and magnitude distribution for various locations on earth, may lag behind in certain instances. Most commonly it's a matter of hours, sometimes days, or even up to a few weeks.

Common Questions

When was the last earthquake in Alfeld, Lower Saxony, Germany?

The last earthquake in Alfeld was 3 years ago and struck 133 km (83 mi) ↖ NW of the city. The earthquake had a magnitude 2.90 on the richter scale and a depth of 5.31 km.

What was the strongest earthquake near Alfeld, Lower Saxony, Germany?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Alfeld was a 5.40 magnitude earthquake with a depth of 1.0 kilometers. It struck 141 km (88 mi) ↘ SE of the city, 35 years ago.

How often do earthquakes occur near Alfeld, Lower Saxony, Germany?

In 2024, Alfeld has experienced 0 earthquakes with a magnitude of 0.1 or higher on the Richter scale. That's lower than the annual average of 2.43 earthquakes in the region. Based on historic earthquake data, which dates back to 1950, we can asume that Alfeld is struck by an earthquake every 0.20 months.

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Data Information

Information found on this page is a derivative set, based on sources mentioned below.

Data Sources

We aggregate and combine data from USGS (United States Geographical Survey) and the EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre). This allow us to get near real-time and historical earthquake data dating back to the year 1950.

Disclaimer

Information or data found on this page should not be used for, or as an early warning system. It is intended as an historical reference or near real-time complementary information to offical and governmental sources. In an event of an emergency it is important closely monitor and follow advice from national, state and local authorities.