Within 300 km
Earthquakes near Elmshorn
Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · population 48,703. Every earthquake within 300 km since 1900.
Past 30 days0M2.5+ within 300 km
Past year2M2.5+
Since 19003M4.5+, 0 of them M6+
How often M6+—none on record nearby
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Within 300 km of Elmshorn. Small quakes were rarely recorded worldwide before the 1970s, so early years show fewer.
The strongest on record
- 4.7 4 km ENE of Hörstel, Germany May 16, 1991
- 4.6 4 km N of Castrop-Rauxel, Germany Jun 23, 1983
- 4.5 3 km W of Wittorf, Germany Oct 20, 2004
- 4.3 2 km NE of Hörstel, Germany Jan 6, 2003
- 4.0 1 km W of Dünsen, Germany Jul 15, 2005
- 3.8 0 km ESE of Uithuizen, Netherlands Nov 14, 2025
- 3.8 1 km E of Baflo, Netherlands Aug 8, 2006
- 3.7 5 km SSE of Schapen, Germany Mar 20, 2007
- 3.5 7 km WSW of Bjæverskov, Denmark May 20, 2026
- 3.5 3 km SE of Tessin, Germany Jul 21, 2001
The latest nearby
- 3.5 7 km WSW of Bjæverskov, Denmark May 20, 2026
- 3.8 0 km ESE of Uithuizen, Netherlands Nov 14, 2025
- 2.7 3 km SSW of Spijk, Netherlands Sep 24, 2022
- 2.9 0 km WNW of Ottersberg, Germany Sep 13, 2021
- 3.2 1 km E of Warffum, Netherlands May 22, 2019
- 3.4 1 km NE of Usquert, Netherlands Feb 7, 2013
- 3.4 1 km NNE of Loppersum, Netherlands Aug 16, 2012
- 3.0 5 km WNW of Beckum, Germany Dec 20, 2008
- 2.9 5 km ENE of Hemer, Germany Nov 22, 2008
- 3.3 2 km SSW of Usquert, Netherlands Oct 30, 2008
- 2.5 1 km N of Bönen, Germany Oct 9, 2008
- 3.4 6 km SW of Recke, Germany Jul 18, 2008
- 2.8 3 km SSW of Ottersberg, Germany Apr 3, 2008
- 2.5 3 km E of Dorsten, Germany Feb 16, 2008
- 2.5 1 km W of Bennstedt, Germany Feb 11, 2008