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Weak mag. 2.2 earthquake - 22 km west of Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany, on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022 at 4:25 am (GMT +1) -

Weak magnitude 2.2 earthquake at 10 km depth

26 Nov 03:30 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 26, 2022 03:25:42 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Nov 26, 2022 at 4:25 am (GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.2
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	50.11°N / 7.94°E (Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany)
Antipode	50.11°S / 172.06°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Laacher See (58 km / 36 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	6 km (4 mi) SE of Weidenbach (Rheinland-Pfalz) (pop: 118) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) NW of Eltville (pop: 16,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Taunusstein (Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis) (pop: 29,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) N of Bingen am Rhein (Mainz-Bingen, Rheinland-Pfalz) (pop: 24,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Angulisamum (Rheinland-Pfalz) (pop: 25,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) W of Wiesbaden (Hessen) (pop: 272,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Mainz (Rheinland-Pfalz) (pop: 185,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 465 km (289 mi) SW of Berlin (pop: 3,426,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 4.3°C (40 F), humidity: 95%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from SW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.3 x 10⁸ joules (35 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.2	10 km	GERMANY	EMSC
2.2	10 km	Germany	RaspberryShake
2.3	10 km	Germany: Bad Schwalbach (Hessen, DE)	HNLUG

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Black Forest Observatory, Schiltach, Germany (IBFO/II network) | Distance from quake: 200 km / 124 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Black Forest Observatory, Schiltach, Germany: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Echery - Sainte Marie aux Mines, France (ECH/G network) | Distance from quake: 218 km / 136 mi | Show on map | Station Info

User reports for this quake (1)

At magnitude 2.2, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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Heidenrod Algenroth / Light shaking (MMI IV) / complex motion difficult to describe / 1-2 s

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