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M2.5 earthquake 2 km E of Alsdorf, Germany

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km E of Alsdorf, Germany on Mon, Jul 22, 2002, 8:45 AM GMT+2 (06:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 1 km NNE of La Calamine, Belgium. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-07-22 06:45:23 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.873° N, 6.194° E
Region
Germany
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7Germany · 8839 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.31 km NNE of La Calamine, Belgium · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.21 km SW of Bocholtz, Netherlands · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.9Belgium · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.62 km S of Siersdorf, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.73 km W of Voerde, Germany · 8838 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.40 km WSW of Baesweiler, Germany · 8837 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.91 km E of Aldenhoven, Germany · 8836 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.64 km S of Dinslaken, Germany · 8835 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.5Germany · 8832 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.65 km NNE of Moers, Germany · 8829 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.51 km WSW of Übach-Palenberg, Germany · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.15 km ESE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.41 km SSW of Andernach, Germany · 8813 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.74 km WSW of Bottrop, Germany · 8813 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.06 km WNW of Bottrop, Germany · 8811 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.05 km NNW of Oberhausen, Germany · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.23 km W of Bottrop, Germany · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.85 km NE of Wesel, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.32 km ENE of Wassenach, Germany · 8800 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.21 km WNW of Bell, Germany · 8799 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.31 km SE of Brohl-Lützing, Germany · 8799 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 3.20 km NNE of Valkenburg, Netherlands · 8799 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 3.02 km SSE of Oberhausen, Germany · 8796 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.07 km SE of Schönecken, Germany · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.84 km NE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8792 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.67 km ENE of Wesel, Germany · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.73 km NNE of Vettweiß, Germany · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.64 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany · 8785 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.42 km ESE of Alsdorf, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.45 km SW of Stolberg, Germany · 8839 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.62 km ESE of Alsdorf, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 3.03 km SW of Niedermerz, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.82 km ENE of Haanrade, Netherlands · 8839 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.94 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany · 8845 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.76 km NW of Bottrop, Germany · 8858 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8jb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.