M2.5 earthquake 3 km S of Adelsheim, Germany
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km S of Adelsheim, Germany on Sat, Feb 2, 2002, 4:57 PM GMT+1 (15:57 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 2 km NNE of Höchst im Odenwald, Germany. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-02 15:57:44 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.370° N, 9.400° E
- Region
- Germany
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000axn0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:31 AM UTC.