Small 3.0 quake hits near Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
3.0 quake 18 Dec 1:09 pm (GMT +1)

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake near Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, was reported only 6 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 20 km beneath the epicenter around noon on Monday, December 18th, 2023, at 1:09 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Nassau (pop. 5,000) located 2 km from the epicenter, Lahnstein (pop. 18,700) 13 km away, Koblenz (pop. 107,300) 15 km away, Boppard (pop. 16,200) 18 km away, Bendorf (pop. 17,500) 18 km away, and Limburg an der Lahn (pop. 33,800) 19 km away. In Neuwied (pop. 66,800, 25 km away), Mainz (pop. 185,000, 52 km away), and Bonn (pop. 313,100, 67 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Dec 18, 2023 02:09 pm (Berlin time) local time (18 Dec 2023 12:09 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.0
Depth: 20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 50.33°N / 7.79°E (Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)
Primary data source: EMSC
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