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M1.4 Earthquake near GERMANY (Germany)

UTC time: 2025-06-17 06:11:42 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On June 17, 2025 at 06:11 UTC, a magnitude M1.4 earthquake occurred near GERMANY (Germany). With a focal depth of about 13 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Germany: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 4 earthquakes, the strongest at M1.6.

Details

ID
60657b2ada7a284ce7afc30de85be80bf4a5df34
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
13.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-17 06:11:42 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Germany
City
Rheinland-Pfalz
Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.35600, 7.39400
Temperature
20.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 13 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 13 km
Shallow
13 km
13 km — deeper than the regional average (7.3 km)
Regional average: 7.3 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

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Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn AirportGermany · HHN · EDFH
    46.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

Nuclear power plants

  • Muelheim-Kaerlich nuclear power plantGermanyPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1
    8.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Germany

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 45 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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