Débil terremoto magnitud 0.5 - 5.2 km NW of Eschweiler, Cologne District, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, domingo, 18 oct. 2020 -
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Minor magnitude 0.5 earthquake at 16 km depth
19 Oct 14:29 UTC: Primero en informar: GD NRW después de 19 horas.
Magnitud: 0.5
Profundidad: 16.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 50.857°N / 6.229°E

Volcán mas cercano: Laacher See (89 km / 55 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km al S de Siersdorf (pop: 2,770) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
5 km al ESE de Alsdorf (pop: 46,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
5 km al NO de Eschweiler (pop: 55,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
7 km al SSE de Baesweiler (pop: 27,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
8 km al NE de Würselen (Köln) (pop: 37,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
9 km al N de Stolberg (pop: 58,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
10 km al E de Herzogenrath (pop: 47,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
14 km al NE de Aquisgrán (pop: 265,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
56 km al SO de Düsseldorf (pop: 573,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
528 km al OSO de Berlín (Berlin) (pop: 3,426,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: GD NRW
Energía liberada estimada: 3.5 x 105 joules (0.099 kilowatt hours) More info
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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
M 0.5 | 16 km | 14 Km NE of Aachen, Germany | GD NRW |
User reports for this quake
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At magnitude 0.5, this quake was too small to be felt by humans, but it was recorded instrumentally.