Epicenter Maps for Germany and Adjacent Areas

One of the maps shows all earthquakes cited in the catalogue, the second map only those with an intensity from VI - VII, i.e., those that caused damage. Areas with a high seismicity can be easily recognized on the second map: the northern margin of the Alps, Lake Constance area, Swabian Alb, Upper Rhine Graben, Central Rhine area and Lower Rhine Embayment, Vogtland, the region around Gera, and the Leipzig Embayment. Nontectonic destructive earthquakes were caused by rockbursts resulting from mining operations.

Source: LEYDECKER, G. (2011): Erdbebenkatalog für Deutschland mit Randgebieten für die Jahre 800 bis 2008. Geologisches Jahrbuch, E 59, 1-198; Hannover

Earthquakes in Germany for the years 800 - 2008 Source: BGR

Map of epicenters of damaging earthquakes Source: BGR