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M1.4 Earthquake near Fellerich, Rheinland-Pfalz (Germany)

UTC time: 2026-03-26 08:51:11 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC_DE

Rheinland-Pfalz · Fellerich

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.4 earthquake was recorded near Fellerich, Rheinland-Pfalz (Germany) on March 26, 2026 at 08:51 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

Germany: 4 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M1.6.

Details

ID
619c83bb2d1233e458a3bacca0328d096aa821ed
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-26 08:51:11 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Germany
State
Rheinland-Pfalz
City
Fellerich
County
Landkreis Trier-Saarburg
Village
Fellerich
Source
emsc_de
Coordinates
49.66900, 6.53500
Temperature
2.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — close to 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

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Airports

  • Luxembourg-Findel International AirportLuxembourg · LUX · ELLX
    23.7 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Cattenom nuclear power plantFranceOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 4
    36.3 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Context for this earthquake

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

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