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Latest Earthquakes Near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia in 🇩🇪 Germany

Latest Earthquakes Near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany

An overview of the latest earthquakes near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia 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 1017 in total)
Time Epicenter Magnitude Depth
3 years ago
On 2021-01-02 06:36:28 		50.7101, 6.1535
8 km (5 mi) ↘ SE of Aachen
M 2.5
10.08 km
6 years ago
On 2018-05-25 22:43:25 		51.1375, 5.565
54 km (33 mi) ↖ NW of Aachen
M 2.9
10 km
11 years ago
On 2013-01-20 18:26:31 		51.148, 5.9
43 km (26 mi) ↖ NW of Aachen
M 2.9
10 km
13 years ago
On 2011-09-08 19:02:50 		51.683, 6.025
100 km (62 mi) ↖ NW of Aachen
M 4.2
6 km
13 years ago
On 2011-02-14 12:43:12 		50.34, 7.841
133 km (82 mi) → E of Aachen
M 3.9
12 km
14 years ago
On 2010-04-11 11:16:16 		50.354, 7.339
100 km (62 mi) → E of Aachen
M 3.4
5 km
15 years ago
On 2009-07-24 02:58:06 		51.524, 6.52
88 km (54 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 4.1
5 km
15 years ago
On 2008-12-25 13:53:17 		51.524, 6.675
92 km (57 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 3.2
1 km
15 years ago
On 2008-12-23 00:50:25 		51.5, 6.581
87 km (54 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 2.9
1 km
15 years ago
On 2008-12-20 20:53:08 		50.666, 4.597
105 km (65 mi) ↙ SW of Aachen
M 2.8
2 km
15 years ago
On 2008-12-10 03:28:01 		51.654, 6.562
103 km (64 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 3.3
10 km
15 years ago
On 2008-12-08 17:21:52 		51.119, 6.484
47 km (29 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 3
2 km
15 years ago
On 2008-11-22 16:31:14 		51.4, 7.84
140 km (87 mi) ↗ NE of Aachen
M 2.9
5 km
15 years ago
On 2008-11-22 07:41:22 		51.563, 6.859
102 km (63 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 3.3
1 km
15 years ago
On 2008-11-12 20:56:56 		51.461, 6.619
84 km (52 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 3.4
1 km
15 years ago
On 2008-10-20 15:38:16 		51.453, 6.575
82 km (51 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 2.9
7.6 km
15 years ago
On 2008-10-13 04:37:25 		50.34, 7.45
108 km (67 mi) → E of Aachen
M 2.6
1 km
15 years ago
On 2008-10-09 20:40:28 		51.612, 7.768
149 km (93 mi) ↗ NE of Aachen
M 2.5
1 km
15 years ago
On 2008-10-05 07:45:08 		51.452, 6.471
79 km (49 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 2.6
1 km
15 years ago
On 2008-09-29 13:36:10 		50.372, 7.425
104 km (65 mi) → E of Aachen
M 3
14.8 km
15 years ago
On 2008-09-24 13:55:37 		51.464, 6.602
84 km (52 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 3
5 km
16 years ago
On 2008-09-18 14:33:16 		51.614, 6.569
99 km (61 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 3.2
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-09-13 01:14:24 		50.22, 4.63
119 km (74 mi) ↙ SW of Aachen
M 3.3
5 km
16 years ago
On 2008-09-12 05:08:54 		50.645, 4.562
108 km (67 mi) ↙ SW of Aachen
M 2.8
6 km
16 years ago
On 2008-08-12 15:18:52 		51.154, 5.878
44 km (27 mi) ↖ NW of Aachen
M 2.8
19.7 km
16 years ago
On 2008-08-11 17:59:27 		51.559, 6.534
92 km (57 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 2.6
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-08-11 17:58:36 		51.539, 6.493
89 km (55 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 2.7
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-08-09 18:31:41 		50.653, 4.549
108 km (67 mi) ↙ SW of Aachen
M 2.7
9 km
16 years ago
On 2008-08-09 14:18:56 		50.668, 4.564
107 km (66 mi) ↙ SW of Aachen
M 2.6
8 km
16 years ago
On 2008-08-08 17:52:02 		50.654, 4.562
107 km (67 mi) ↙ SW of Aachen
M 2.5
7 km
16 years ago
On 2008-08-07 20:26:21 		51.612, 6.482
96 km (60 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 2.7
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-07-13 13:45:49 		50.632, 4.576
107 km (66 mi) ↙ SW of Aachen
M 3.8
4 km
16 years ago
On 2008-07-12 17:47:18 		50.644, 4.595
105 km (65 mi) ↙ SW of Aachen
M 2.7
2 km
16 years ago
On 2008-07-07 15:48:33 		50.8, 5.589
34 km (21 mi) ← W of Aachen
M 2.8
10 km
16 years ago
On 2008-06-19 03:12:22 		50.61, 5.537
42 km (26 mi) ↙ SW of Aachen
M 2.5
10 km
16 years ago
On 2008-06-12 22:06:27 		51.625, 6.856
108 km (67 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 2.8
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-05-24 13:08:20 		51.592, 6.856
105 km (65 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 2.7
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-05-24 08:24:19 		51.519, 6.516
87 km (54 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 2.9
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-05-13 09:55:11 		51.531, 6.524
89 km (55 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 3.3
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-05-02 06:54:39 		51.538, 6.583
91 km (56 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 3.1
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-04-23 14:54:51 		50.148, 7.375
115 km (71 mi) → E of Aachen
M 2.6
3 km
16 years ago
On 2008-04-23 12:10:58 		51.534, 6.591
91 km (56 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 3.1
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-04-16 23:29:05 		50.17, 7.79
138 km (85 mi) → E of Aachen
M 2.8
10 km
16 years ago
On 2008-03-14 16:46:31 		51.586, 6.556
95 km (59 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 3
5 km
16 years ago
On 2008-03-13 00:39:00 		51.479, 6.714
89 km (55 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 2.6
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-03-11 18:17:37 		51.36, 6.52
71 km (44 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 3.4
10 km
16 years ago
On 2008-02-17 11:07:20 		51.46, 6.6
84 km (52 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 3.6
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-02-16 01:46:56 		51.664, 7.01
117 km (73 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 2.5
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-02-11 03:30:56 		51.635, 6.839
108 km (67 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 2.6
10 km
16 years ago
On 2008-02-07 21:59:41 		51.524, 6.958
103 km (64 mi) ↑ N of Aachen
M 2.6
1 km

Aachen Earthquake Statistics

Since the 1950's Aachen has experiences a total of 1017 earthquakes, within a 150 km radius of the center of the city.

Earthquakes per Year in Aachen 1950-2024

Annual earthquakes counts for Aachen was last updated at 2024-02-09 23:09:26.

Earthquake Magnitude Distribution

Magnitude Earthquakes Percentage
M 1 73 6.14%
M 2 664 55.85%
M 3 254 21.36%
M 4 21 1.77%
M 5 5 0.42%

Magnitude distribution for Aachen was last updated at 2024-06-07 20:11:44.

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 Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?

The last earthquake in Aachen was 3 years ago and struck 8 km (5 mi) ↘ SE of the city. The earthquake had a magnitude 2.50 on the richter scale and a depth of 10.08 km.

What was the strongest earthquake near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Aachen was a 5.52 magnitude earthquake with a depth of 15.0 kilometers. It struck 46 km (28 mi) → E of the city, 73 years ago.

How often do earthquakes occur near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?

In 2024, Aachen has experienced 0 earthquakes with a magnitude of 0.1 or higher on the Richter scale. That's lower than the annual average of 13.56 earthquakes in the region. Based on historic earthquake data, which dates back to 1950, we can asume that Aachen is struck by an earthquake every 1.13 months.

Earthquakes Near other Cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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.