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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!
Guided tours will also take place in 2023 on the first Sunday of every month at 2 p.m., so also on 2 July, 6 August, 3 September, 1 October, 5 November, 3 December.

Our earth is actually constantly moving, but only major quakes cause damage. Where was something going on? On the night of 8 to 9 September 2023, a devastating earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred in Morocco at a depth of about 18 km. 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

15. JANUARY 2022

Verein erhält Spende von der MMV Leasing GmbH

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.