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Weak mag. 1.9 earthquake - Thuringia, 24 km east of Künzell, Kassel, Hesse, Germany, on Friday, Dec 9, 2022 at 1:00 pm (GMT +1) -

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Weak mag. 1.9 earthquake - Thuringia, 24 km east of Künzell, Kassel, Hesse, Germany, on Friday, Dec 9, 2022 at 1:00 pm (GMT +1) Weak mag. 1.9 earthquake - Thuringia, 24 km east of Künzell, Kassel, Hesse, Germany, on Friday, Dec 9, 2022 at 1:00 pm (GMT +1)

Weak magnitude 1.9 earthquake at 1 km depth

9 Dec 12:09 UTC: First to report: HNLUG after 8 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & timeDec 9, 2022 12:00:52 UTC -
Local time at epicenterFriday, Dec 9, 2022 at 1:00 pm (GMT +1)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude1.9
Depth1.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude50.53°N / 10.05°E (Thuringia, Germany)
Antipode50.53°S / 169.95°W
Shaking intensityWeak shaking near epicenter
Felt0 reports
Primary data sourceHNLUG (Hessisches Landesamt für Naturschutz, Umwelt und Geologie)
Nearest volcanoCheb Basin volcanic area (178 km / 111 mi)
Nearby towns and cities0 km (0 mi) S of Birx (pop: 187) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
13 km (8 mi) NE of Gersfeld (Hessen) (pop: 6,350) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
24 km (15 mi) E of Künzell (Hesse) (pop: 16,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
26 km (16 mi) NNW of Neustadt (Bavaria) (pop: 16,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
26 km (16 mi) W of Meiningen (pop: 21,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
27 km (17 mi) E of Fulda (Hessen) (pop: 63,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
85 km (53 mi) SW of Erfurt (Thüringen) (pop: 203,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
321 km (200 mi) SW of Berlin (pop: 3,426,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds -2.2°C (28 F), humidity: 83%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released4.5 x 107 joules (12.4 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.DepthLocationSource
1.91 kmGermany: Gersfeld (Hessen, DE)HNLUG

Seismograms

Seismic station: Grafenberg, Germany (GRFO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 125 km / 78 mi | Show on map | Station Info
Seismic station Grafenberg, 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
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User reports for this quake

At magnitude 1.9, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people, but could be recorded instrumentally.
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
There are no user reports for this quake.

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Date and time GMTMag
Depth		DistanceLocationDetails
Mar 13, 1989 13:02
34 years ago
5.4

1 km		23km / 14mi24 km NE of Fulda, Kassel, Hesse, GermanyMore
Feb 22, 1953 20:16
70 years ago
5.4

10 km		51km / 32miThuringia, 6 km W of Herleshausen, Kassel, Hesse, GermanyMore
Jun 23, 1975 13:17
48 years ago
5.3

33 km		15km / 9mi14 km E of Fulda, Kassel, Hesse, GermanyMore
Jul 8, 1958 05:02
65 years ago
5.3

15 km		42km / 26mi8.3 km NE of Bad Salzungen, Thuringia, GermanyMore
Sep 11, 1996 03:36
26 years ago
4.9

10 km		145km / 90mi27 km SW of Galle, Saxony-Anhalt, GermanyMore
May 17, 2014 16:46
9 years ago
4.1

10 km		122km / 76mi5.2 km N of Darmstadt, Hesse, GermanyMore
Sep 21, 1981 21:32
41 years ago
3.7

10 km		89km / 55miLower Franconia, Bayern, 13 km SE of Hanau, Darmstadt, Hesse, GermanyMore
Jul 2, 1983 03:18
40 years ago
3.6

10 km		104km / 65mi19 km SW of Nordhausen, Thuringia, GermanyMore
Jul 2, 2001 13:19
22 years ago
3.4

10 km		30km / 19mi7.5 km NE of Bad Kissingen, Lower Franconia, Bayern, GermanyMore
Jan 29, 1982 23:03
41 years ago
3.4

10 km		41km / 25mi15 km NW of Fulda, Kassel, Hesse, GermanyMore
Nov 4, 1975 08:30
47 years ago
3.4

26 km		87km / 54miDarmstadt, 23 km SE of Gieseni, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hesse, GermanyMore
Mar 30, 2014 15:58
9 years ago
3.3

10 km		132km / 82mi4.8 km SE of Seeheim-Jugenheim, Darmstadt, Hesse, GermanyMore
Nov 10, 1997 16:13
25 years ago
3.3

10 km		36km / 22mi19 km N of Schweinfurt, Lower Franconia, Bayern, GermanyMore
Mar 30, 2014 15:57
9 years ago
3.2

5 km		119km / 74mi5.2 km SE of Rossdorf, Darmstadt, Hesse, GermanyMore
Sep 22, 2005 04:00
17 years ago
3.2

10 km		28km / 17mi2.4 km S of Völkershausen, Thuringia, GermanyMore
May 4, 2004 19:25
19 years ago
3.2

10 km		108km / 67mi3.2 km NW of Frankfurt am Main, Darmstadt, Hesse, GermanyMore
May 6, 1991 00:30
32 years ago
3.2

10 km		112km / 69mi21 km E of Darmstadt, Hesse, GermanyMore
Oct 13, 1980 01:09
42 years ago
3.1

10 km		98km / 61mi19 km N of Mühlhausen, Thuringia, GermanyMore
Sep 11, 2014 08:00
8 years ago
3.0

2 km		67km / 41mi5.5 km W of Schwalmtal, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hesse, GermanyMore
Oct 25, 2006 14:11
16 years ago
3.0

1 km		95km / 59mi17 km NE of Mühlhausen, Thuringia, GermanyMore
Dec 11, 1998 03:45
24 years ago
3.0

10 km		48km / 30mi16 km NE of Schweinfurt, Lower Franconia, Bayern, GermanyMore
Dec 27, 1996 14:57
26 years ago
3.0

5 km		118km / 73mi14 km SE of Darmstadt, Hesse, GermanyMore
May 4, 1991 07:33
32 years ago
3.0

10 km		60km / 37mi32 km NW of Würzburg, Lower Franconia, Bayern, GermanyMore
Apr 28, 1983 11:54
40 years ago
3.0

10 km		55km / 34mi34 km NE of Aschaffenburg / Bayern, Lower Franconia, Bayern, GermanyMore
Jan 10, 1989 13:01
34 years ago
2.9

10 km		8km / 5mi21 km SE of Hünfeld, Kassel, Hesse, GermanyMore
Jan 14, 2020 13:02
3 years ago
2.7

5 km		30km / 19mi2.2 km SE of Unterbreizbach, Thuringia, GermanyMore
Jun 29, 2016 08:39
7 years ago
2.7

0 km		57km / 35mi7.1 km NE of Schwalmtal, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hesse, GermanyMore
Jan 3, 1989 06:55
34 years ago
2.7

10 km		22km / 14mi10.4 km NW of Meiningen, Thuringia, GermanyMore
Sep 20, 1983 13:55
39 years ago
2.7

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45 years ago
2.7

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2.6

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2.6

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15 years ago
2.6

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16 years ago
2.6

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Nov 21, 2000 14:00
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2.6

1 km		30km / 19miGermanyMore
Feb 10, 1988 20:58
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2.6

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Jan 13, 2022 11:24
1 year 2 weeks ago
2.5

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3 years ago
2.5

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Oct 20, 2017 11:19
5 years ago
2.5

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Aug 31, 2017 10:15
5 years ago
2.5

10 km		41km / 26mi9.2 km SW of Oberleichtersbach, Lower Franconia, Bayern, GermanyMore
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41 years ago
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2.4

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2.4

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9 years ago
2.4

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2.3

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2.3

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2.2

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2.2

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2.2

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Mar 6, 2014 09:14
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2.2

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2.2

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2.1

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2.1

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1 year 6 weeks ago
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2.0

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Nov 15, 2022 13:05
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1.9

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1.9

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42 weeks ago
1.9

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8 weeks ago
1.8

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Aug 18, 2022 06:11
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1.8

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25 weeks ago
1.8

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33 weeks ago
1.8

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34 weeks ago
1.7

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8 weeks ago
1.6

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Oct 27, 2022 14:11
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1.6

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27 weeks ago
1.6

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Oct 10, 2022 03:15
16 weeks ago
1.5

5 km		22km / 14mi17 km SW of Bad Salzungen, Thuringia, GermanyMore
Aug 23, 2022 06:53
22 weeks ago
1.5

5 km		36km / 22mi12 km W of Bad Kissingen, Lower Franconia, Bayern, GermanyMore
Apr 27, 2022 11:07
39 weeks ago
1.5

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Oct 7, 2022 05:06
16 weeks ago
1.4

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14 weeks ago
1.3

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Oct 17, 2022 12:40
15 weeks ago
1.3

2 km		16km / 10miGermany: Meiningen (Thüringen, DE)More
Sep 23, 2022 13:38
18 weeks ago
1.3

2 km		16km / 10miGermany: Meiningen (Thüringen, DE)More
Oct 18, 2022 20:33
14 weeks ago
1.1

4 km		22km / 14miGermanyMore
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