1756 Düren earthquake

Earthquake in Düren, Germany April 2024 1756 Düren earthquake Germany yes 15 February 1756 about 8 a.m. 6.4 l yes 14–16 km 50.48 N 6.47 E Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 8 4 killed The 1756 Düren earthquake occurred on the morning at 8 a.m. near the town of Düren with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale. It was one of the strongest earthquakes in Central Europe, and the strongest in Germany's recorded history.University of Cologne Erdbebenstation Bensberg, Zum 250. Jahrestag des Dürener Erdbebens (On the 250th anniversary of the Düren earthquake) (German), retrieved 19 December 2021. The depth of the hypocenter is estimated at 14 – 16 km.BGR Erdbebenkatalog EU, 1756/02/18 and Erdbebenkatalog für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1756 02 18 (German). This earthquake may have been a remotely triggered event from the 1755 earthquake in Lisbon, but there is not enough evidence for this.July 2023 Earthquake The quake caused damage to buildings in the Cologne, Aachen, Jülich and Bad Münstereifel area. The earthquake was felt in Berlin, Stuttgart and as far away as London and Paris. Damage corresponded to intensity level VIII on the Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale. According to today's assessment, it reached a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale;Erdbebenkatalog für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland mit Randgebieten https://www.bgr.bund.de/DE/Themen/Erdbeben-Gefaehrdungsanalysen/Seismologie/Seismologie/Erdbebenauswertung/Erdbebenkataloge/historische_Kataloge/germany.html de December 19, 2021 significantly stronger than the earthquake in Roermond in 1992, which reached a magnitude of 5.9. Damage and casualties There were two deaths in Düren, where many buildings were badly damaged. Parts of the city walls of Düren and Bad Münstereifel collapsed or were heavily damaged. Some of the hot springs in Aachen ran dry, while others increased in strength. A spring at Breinigerberg also ran dry. The water table fell in open tin and lead mines and some became dry.Johann Peter Joseph Monheim, Die Heilquellen von Aachen, Burtscheid, Spaa, Malmedy und Heilstein in ihren historischen, geognostischen, physischen, chemischen und medizinischen Beziehungen, Aachen: J.A. Mayer, 1829, p. 260 (German). Two people were also killed and one man was seriously injured in Aachen. In addition, over 300 chimneys collapsed in Cologne. Damage was also reported in neighbouring countries.September 2023 See also List of earthquakes in Germany List of historical earthquakes References Category:Earthquakes in Europe Category:Natural disasters in Germany Category:Natural disasters in the Netherlands Category:Düren (district) Category:1756 in Europe Category:1750s earthquakes