Hesse
Earthquakes in Hesse
Latest earthquakes in Hesse (Germany), the strongest recorded, statistics and nearby places.
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
Calm (< 7 km/h, 0–1 Bf)
Light breeze (7–18 km/h, 2–3 Bf)
Moderate breeze (18–36 km/h, 4–5 Bf)
Strong breeze (36–54 km/h, 5–7 Bf)
Gale (54–72 km/h, 7–8 Bf)
Storm (≥ 72 km/h, 9+ Bf)
Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Key statistics (30 days)
Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.
Recent events in Hesse
No significant events in the last few days.
Historical overview
Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.
About Hesse
Hesse has recorded 21 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1977. The strongest was M4.3 in 1997.
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21 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1977. The strongest was M4.3.
Recent earthquakes
No earthquakes of magnitude 2.5+ in the last 12 months.
Strongest earthquakes on record
| Mag | Location | Time (UTC) | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 19 km NNW of Wiesbaden, Germany | 10.0 km | |
| 4.3 | 15 km SW of Limburg an der Lahn, Germany | 28.4 km | |
| 4.0 | 12 km WNW of Taunusstein, Germany | 10.0 km | |
| 3.9 | 8 km N of Taunusstein, Germany | 10.0 km | |
| 3.8 | 9 km NW of Frankfurt am Main, Germany | 23.7 km | |
| 3.8 | 22 km NNW of Wiesbaden, Germany | 33.0 km | |
| 3.7 | 13 km SE of Hanau am Main, Germany | 10.0 km | |
| 3.6 | near Pfungstadt, Germany | 10.0 km | |
| 3.5 | 13 km WNW of Frankfurt am Main, Germany | 31.6 km | |
| 3.4 | 10 km S of Wiesbaden, Germany | 9.0 km | |
| 3.4 | 15 km NW of Fulda, Germany | 10.0 km | |
| 3.3 | near Biebrich, Germany | 10.0 km | |
| 3.2 | near Frankfurt am Main, Germany | 10.0 km | |
| 3.2 | near Gross-Umstadt, Germany | 10.0 km | |
| 3.2 | 14 km SW of Frankfurt am Main, Germany | 24.3 km |
Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)
Year
| 2014 | 1 | M3.6 |
| 2010 | 1 | M3.4 |
| 2004 | 3 | M3.2 |
| 2001 | 1 | M3.0 |
| 2000 | 2 | M4.0 |
| 1998 | 1 | M3.3 |
| 1997 | 2 | M4.3 |
| 1996 | 1 | M3.0 |
| 1991 | 1 | M3.2 |
| 1990 | 2 | M3.8 |
| 1986 | 1 | M3.2 |
| 1985 | 1 | M4.3 |
| 1982 | 2 | M3.4 |
| 1981 | 1 | M3.7 |
| 1977 | 1 | M3.8 |
Places
- Frankfurt am Main
- Wiesbaden
- Kassel
- Darmstadt
- Offenbach
- Giessen
- Hanau am Main
- Marburg an der Lahn
- Fulda
- Ruesselsheim am Main
- Wetzlar
- Bad Homburg vor der Hoehe
- Oberursel
- Rodgau
- Gallus
- Dreieich
- Bensheim
- Maintal
- Langen
- Biebrich
- Hofheim am Taunus
- Bad Vilbel
- Neu-Isenburg
- Limburg an der Lahn
- Dietzenbach
- Moerfelden-Walldorf
- Viernheim
- Lampertheim
- Bad Hersfeld
- Bad Nauheim
- Taunusstein
- Muehlheim am Main
- Kelkheim
- Baunatal
- Dotzheim
- Friedberg
- Niederrad
- Weiterstadt
- Idstein
- Heppenheim an der Bergstrasse
- Pfungstadt
- Obertshausen
- Griesheim
- Butzbach
- Hattersheim
- Korbach
- Friedrichsdorf
- Gross-Gerau
- Riedstadt
- Bad Soden am Taunus
- Dillenburg
- Buedingen
- Eschborn
- Gelnhausen
- Karben
- Stadtallendorf
- Seligenstadt
- Gross-Umstadt
- Eschwege
- Bruchkoebel
- Herborn
- Haiger
- Nidderau
- Floersheim