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M2.1 Earthquake near Dudelange (Luxembourg)

UTC time: 2025-01-15 11:00:32 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On January 15, 2025 at 11:00 UTC, a magnitude M2.1 earthquake occurred near Dudelange (Luxembourg). Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
a9b8d13bb485ae40321a6bfecfbdea8094145e37
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-15 11:00:32 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Luxembourg
City
Dudelange
County
Canton Esch-sur-Alzette
Source
emsc
Coordinates
49.46570, 6.07740

Depth profile

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Volcanoes nearby

  • West Eifel Volcanic Field
    Distance: 96 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 600 m ·Last eruption: -8300 ·Germany
  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 470 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-22

Nuclear power plants

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

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

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Context for this earthquake

22 Sep 2025 – 22 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 2 Catalogue entries

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