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... 17-ton pendulum with his
needle rash on every finest earth movement.

The entrance to the two historic
"old" and "new" earthquake houses.

Always popular: the drop tower with the heavy Mintrop ball.

The Wiechert earthquake station Göttingen is the first and oldest in the world, which was equipped with seismographs, which provided scientifically evaluable seismograms and are still in function. The place of living history of science has enjoyed great popularity for years of visitors from the region and overseas.

Führungen & Events – lebendiges Treiben und informative Unterhaltung auf der Erdbebenwarte

Current note: our entrances to the stations are barrier-free!
In 2024, guided tours will also take place on the first Sunday of the month at 2 p.m., i.e. on January 7th, February 4th, March 3rd, April 7th, May 5th, June 2nd, July 7th, August 4th, 1st .September, October 6th, November 3rd, December 1st.

Our earth is actually constantly moving, but only major quakes cause damage. Where was something going on? On 23 September 2023, 2 ten-ton bombs from the Second World War were detonated again in Göttingen. more

The brilliant mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss was also famous for his research on earth magnetism.

Are you planning to visit the earthquake station?

Führungen & Events der WIechert'schen Erdbebenwarte

19. SEPTEMBER 2024

Mona Schulzek, zeitgenössische Künstlerin, besuchte Erdbebenwarte

Der Seismograph mit dem 17-Tonnen-Pendel – im Eisenblechkessel: der Schwerspat.

More than 100-year-old measuring instruments work just as the first day.

It’s this way! Welcome to the world famous and popular historical earthquake station in Hainberg in Göttingen.