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

Latest Earthquakes Near Regierungsbezirk Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany

An overview of the latest earthquakes near Regierungsbezirk Köln, 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 1045 in total)
Time Epicenter Magnitude Depth
3 years ago
On 2021-01-02 06:36:28
50.7101, 6.1535
50 km (31 mi) ↙ SW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.5
10.08 km
4 years ago
On 2020-09-11 05:21:10
49.6088, 8.2773
164 km (102 mi) ↘ SE of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.2
11.01 km
6 years ago
On 2018-05-25 22:43:25
51.1375, 5.565
99 km (61 mi) ← W of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.9
10 km
11 years ago
On 2013-01-20 18:26:31
51.148, 5.9
78 km (49 mi) ← W of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.9
10 km
13 years ago
On 2011-09-08 19:02:50
51.683, 6.025
115 km (72 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 4.2
6 km
13 years ago
On 2011-02-14 12:43:12
50.34, 7.841
84 km (52 mi) → E of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3.9
12 km
13 years ago
On 2010-12-23 01:35:58
49.993, 8.224
130 km (80 mi) → E of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3.4
9 km
14 years ago
On 2010-06-29 00:42:46
50.035, 8.311
131 km (81 mi) → E of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3.4
10 km
14 years ago
On 2010-04-11 11:16:16
50.354, 7.339
58 km (36 mi) ↘ SE of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3.4
5 km
15 years ago
On 2009-07-24 02:58:06
51.524, 6.52
85 km (53 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 4.1
5 km
15 years ago
On 2008-12-25 13:53:17
51.524, 6.675
83 km (51 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3.2
1 km
15 years ago
On 2008-12-23 00:50:25
51.5, 6.581
82 km (51 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.9
1 km
15 years ago
On 2008-12-20 20:53:08
50.666, 4.597
160 km (99 mi) ↙ SW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.8
2 km
15 years ago
On 2008-12-20 04:48:16
51.78, 7.972
134 km (83 mi) ↑ N of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3
10 km
16 years ago
On 2008-12-10 03:28:01
51.654, 6.562
99 km (61 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3.3
10 km
16 years ago
On 2008-12-08 17:21:52
51.119, 6.484
45 km (28 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3
2 km
16 years ago
On 2008-11-22 16:31:14
51.4, 7.84
96 km (60 mi) ↑ N of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.9
5 km
16 years ago
On 2008-11-22 07:41:22
51.563, 6.859
86 km (53 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3.3
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-11-12 20:56:56
51.461, 6.619
77 km (48 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3.4
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-10-20 15:38:16
51.453, 6.575
77 km (47 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.9
7.6 km
16 years ago
On 2008-10-13 04:37:25
50.34, 7.45
64 km (39 mi) ↘ SE of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.6
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-10-09 20:40:28
51.612, 7.768
111 km (69 mi) ↑ N of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.5
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-10-05 07:45:08
51.452, 6.471
79 km (49 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.6
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-09-29 13:36:10
50.372, 7.425
60 km (37 mi) ↘ SE of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3
14.8 km
16 years ago
On 2008-09-24 13:55:37
51.464, 6.602
77 km (48 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3
5 km
16 years ago
On 2008-09-18 14:33:16
51.614, 6.569
94 km (58 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3.2
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-09-13 01:14:24
50.22, 4.63
170 km (105 mi) ↙ SW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3.3
5 km
16 years ago
On 2008-08-12 15:18:52
51.154, 5.878
80 km (50 mi) ← W of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.8
19.7 km
16 years ago
On 2008-08-11 17:59:27
51.559, 6.534
89 km (55 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.6
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-08-11 17:58:36
51.539, 6.493
87 km (54 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.7
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-08-07 20:26:21
51.612, 6.482
95 km (59 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.7
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-07-13 13:45:49
50.632, 4.576
162 km (100 mi) ↙ SW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3.8
4 km
16 years ago
On 2008-07-12 17:47:18
50.644, 4.595
160 km (99 mi) ↙ SW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.7
2 km
16 years ago
On 2008-07-07 15:48:33
50.8, 5.589
89 km (55 mi) ← W of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.8
10 km
16 years ago
On 2008-06-19 03:12:22
50.61, 5.537
95 km (59 mi) ↙ SW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.5
10 km
16 years ago
On 2008-06-12 22:06:27
51.625, 6.856
93 km (58 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.8
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-05-24 13:08:20
51.592, 6.856
89 km (55 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.7
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-05-24 08:24:19
51.519, 6.516
85 km (53 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.9
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-05-13 09:55:11
51.531, 6.524
86 km (53 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3.3
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-05-02 06:54:39
51.538, 6.583
86 km (53 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3.1
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-04-23 14:54:51
50.148, 7.375
79 km (49 mi) ↘ SE of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.6
3 km
16 years ago
On 2008-04-23 12:10:58
51.534, 6.591
85 km (53 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3.1
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-04-16 23:29:05
50.17, 7.79
94 km (58 mi) ↘ SE of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.8
10 km
16 years ago
On 2008-03-14 16:46:31
51.586, 6.556
91 km (57 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3
5 km
16 years ago
On 2008-03-13 00:39:00
51.479, 6.714
78 km (48 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.6
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-03-11 18:17:37
51.36, 6.52
68 km (42 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3.4
10 km
16 years ago
On 2008-02-17 11:07:20
51.46, 6.6
77 km (48 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 3.6
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-02-16 01:46:56
51.664, 7.01
98 km (61 mi) ↑ N of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.5
1 km
16 years ago
On 2008-02-11 03:30:56
51.635, 6.839
94 km (58 mi) ↖ NW of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.6
10 km
16 years ago
On 2008-02-07 21:59:41
51.524, 6.958
82 km (51 mi) ↑ N of Regierungsbezirk Köln
M 2.6
1 km

Regierungsbezirk Köln Earthquake Statistics

Since the 1950's Regierungsbezirk Köln has experiences a total of 1045 earthquakes, within a 150 km radius of the center of the city.

Earthquakes per Year in Regierungsbezirk Köln 1950-2024

Annual earthquakes counts for Regierungsbezirk Köln was last updated at 2024-02-09 23:09:31.

Earthquake Magnitude Distribution

Magnitude Earthquakes Percentage
M 1 75 6.13%
M 2 682 55.72%
M 3 265 21.65%
M 4 19 1.55%
M 5 4 0.33%

Magnitude distribution for Regierungsbezirk Köln was last updated at 2024-06-07 20:11:50.

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 Regierungsbezirk Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?

The last earthquake in Regierungsbezirk Köln was 3 years ago and struck 50 km (31 mi) ↙ SW 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 Regierungsbezirk Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Regierungsbezirk Köln was a 5.52 magnitude earthquake with a depth of 15.0 kilometers. It struck 9 km (6 mi) ↙ SW of the city, 73 years ago.

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

In 2024, Regierungsbezirk Köln has experienced 0 earthquakes with a magnitude of 0.1 or higher on the Richter scale. That's lower than the annual average of 13.93 earthquakes in the region. Based on historic earthquake data, which dates back to 1950, we can asume that Regierungsbezirk Köln is struck by an earthquake every 1.16 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.