Overview
- Sensors logged a magnitude 2.1 event at 04:57 and a magnitude 2.6 at 20:37 on February 11 near the Three-County Corner southwest of Visselhövede.
- The epicentre for both quakes was located between the Hamwiede and Weissenmoor gas fields, according to the Lower Saxony seismic service.
- The LBEG says gas extraction can alter deep subsurface stresses that may trigger induced quakes, though the exact cause of these events remains under analysis.
- Roughly 20 felt reports reached the agency after the evening tremor; officials note people in the region typically perceive events from about magnitude 1.9, and no damage has been confirmed.
- Independent outlet Erdbebennews.de estimated a very light maximum intensity for the morning event and published accounts describing a brief rumble and shaking.