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

Latest Earthquakes Near Lichtenau, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany

An overview of the latest earthquakes near Lichtenau, 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 444 in total)
Time Epicenter Magnitude Depth
13 years ago
On 2011-02-14 12:43:12
50.34, 7.841
160 km (99 mi) ↓ S of Lichtenau
M 3.9
12 km
15 years ago
On 2008-12-20 04:48:16
51.78, 7.972
66 km (41 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 3
10 km
15 years ago
On 2008-11-22 16:31:14
51.4, 7.84
77 km (47 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 2.9
5 km
15 years ago
On 2008-11-22 07:41:22
51.563, 6.859
140 km (87 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 3.3
1 km
15 years ago
On 2008-10-13 04:37:25
50.34, 7.45
174 km (108 mi) ↓ S of Lichtenau
M 2.6
1 km
15 years ago
On 2008-10-09 20:40:28
51.612, 7.768
77 km (48 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 2.5
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-09-29 13:36:10
50.372, 7.425
172 km (107 mi) ↓ S of Lichtenau
M 3
14.8 km
16 years ago
On 2008-07-18 18:12:39
52.33, 7.66
116 km (72 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 3.4
5 km
16 years ago
On 2008-06-12 22:06:27
51.625, 6.856
140 km (87 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 2.8
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-05-24 13:08:20
51.592, 6.856
140 km (87 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 2.7
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-05-06 11:16:44
50.766, 10.038
123 km (76 mi) ↘ SE of Lichtenau
M 2.6
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-04-03 00:06:17
53.082, 9.114
163 km (101 mi) ↑ N of Lichtenau
M 2.8
5 km
16 years ago
On 2008-03-13 00:39:00
51.479, 6.714
151 km (94 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 2.6
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-02-16 01:46:56
51.664, 7.01
130 km (80 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 2.5
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-02-11 03:30:56
51.635, 6.839
142 km (88 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 2.6
10 km
16 years ago
On 2008-02-07 21:59:41
51.524, 6.958
134 km (83 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 2.6
1 km
16 years ago
On 2007-12-22 11:12:41
51.539, 6.797
145 km (90 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 2.8
1 km
16 years ago
On 2007-10-12 20:14:17
51.696, 7.82
74 km (46 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 2.7
1 km
17 years ago
On 2007-08-08 18:44:49
51.661, 7.704
82 km (51 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 2.6
1 km
17 years ago
On 2007-05-03 22:58:04
50.29, 7.53
175 km (109 mi) ↓ S of Lichtenau
M 2.5
10 km
17 years ago
On 2007-04-28 06:36:36
51.593, 6.965
133 km (82 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 2.7
1 km
17 years ago
On 2007-04-20 16:29:58
50.308, 7.458
177 km (110 mi) ↓ S of Lichtenau
M 2.8
10 km
17 years ago
On 2007-04-18 12:19:28
51.632, 6.954
134 km (83 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 3.1
1 km
17 years ago
On 2007-04-02 20:28:32
51.591, 6.851
141 km (87 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 3.1
10 km
17 years ago
On 2007-03-28 00:34:40
51.564, 6.757
147 km (91 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 2.9
1 km
17 years ago
On 2007-03-22 04:27:40
51.44, 6.99
133 km (82 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 3.3
5 km
17 years ago
On 2007-03-20 19:54:47
52.362, 7.607
121 km (75 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 3.7
10 km
17 years ago
On 2007-03-16 21:06:16
51.505, 6.899
138 km (86 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 2.9
1 km
17 years ago
On 2007-03-13 18:10:44
51.57, 6.837
142 km (88 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 3.1
10 km
17 years ago
On 2007-03-09 21:46:12
51.607, 6.85
141 km (87 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 2.9
1 km
17 years ago
On 2007-03-05 16:24:20
51.627, 6.718
150 km (93 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 3.3
1.2 km
17 years ago
On 2007-03-03 11:24:24
51.717, 7.608
89 km (55 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 2.7
1 km
17 years ago
On 2007-02-27 20:43:50
51.664, 6.857
140 km (87 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 3.2
10 km
17 years ago
On 2007-02-20 17:28:39
51.629, 6.887
138 km (86 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 3
1 km
17 years ago
On 2007-02-16 04:47:06
51.62, 6.742
148 km (92 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 3.5
10 km
17 years ago
On 2006-10-25 14:11:39
51.298, 10.648
126 km (78 mi) → E of Lichtenau
M 3
1 km
18 years ago
On 2006-10-01 00:17:03
50.51, 7.237
169 km (105 mi) ↓ S of Lichtenau
M 3
4 km
18 years ago
On 2006-10-01 00:00:06
50.508, 7.227
169 km (105 mi) ↓ S of Lichtenau
M 2.9
4 km
18 years ago
On 2006-09-24 00:29:35
50.83, 9.145
89 km (55 mi) ↘ SE of Lichtenau
M 2.6
11.3 km
18 years ago
On 2006-08-30 23:08:26
51.52, 6.912
137 km (85 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 2.8
1 km
18 years ago
On 2006-08-18 04:02:27
51.394, 6.813
146 km (90 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 2.7
1 km
18 years ago
On 2006-08-14 22:04:24
51.538, 6.959
134 km (83 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 2.5
1 km
18 years ago
On 2006-08-11 19:49:34
51.472, 6.853
142 km (88 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 2.7
1 km
18 years ago
On 2006-07-20 21:39:07
51.585, 6.975
132 km (82 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 2.6
10 km
18 years ago
On 2006-07-02 14:37:36
52.815, 7.822
151 km (94 mi) ↖ NW of Lichtenau
M 3
5 km
18 years ago
On 2006-06-20 02:53:03
51.536, 6.857
141 km (87 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 2.8
5 km
18 years ago
On 2006-06-07 02:11:52
51.927, 7.311
114 km (71 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 2.9
10 km
18 years ago
On 2006-06-02 00:53:53
51.607, 6.947
134 km (83 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 2.5
5 km
18 years ago
On 2006-06-01 16:18:12
51.609, 6.952
134 km (83 mi) ← W of Lichtenau
M 3
1 km
18 years ago
On 2006-05-31 23:44:51
51.367, 6.765
150 km (93 mi) ↙ SW of Lichtenau
M 2.5
5 km

Lichtenau Earthquake Statistics

Since the 1950's Lichtenau has experiences a total of 444 earthquakes, within a 150 km radius of the center of the city.

Earthquakes per Year in Lichtenau 1950-2024

Annual earthquakes counts for Lichtenau was last updated at 2024-02-09 23:09:30.

Earthquake Magnitude Distribution

Magnitude Earthquakes Percentage
M 1 31 6.03%
M 2 304 59.14%
M 3 96 18.68%
M 4 8 1.56%
M 5 5 0.97%

Magnitude distribution for Lichtenau was last updated at 2024-06-07 20:11:48.

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 Lichtenau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?

The last earthquake in Lichtenau was 13 years ago and struck 160 km (99 mi) ↓ S of the city. The earthquake had a magnitude 3.90 on the richter scale and a depth of 12.0 km.

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Lichtenau was a 5.40 magnitude earthquake with a depth of 1.0 kilometers. It struck 122 km (76 mi) ↘ SE of the city, 35 years ago.

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

In 2024, Lichtenau has experienced 0 earthquakes with a magnitude of 0.1 or higher on the Richter scale. That's lower than the annual average of 5.92 earthquakes in the region. Based on historic earthquake data, which dates back to 1950, we can asume that Lichtenau is struck by an earthquake every 0.49 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.