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M2.2 earthquake 4 km ENE of Altenglan, Germany

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Altenglan, Germany on Mon, Aug 5, 2002, 7:41 AM GMT+2 (05:41 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 1 km NNW of Farébersviller, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-05 05:41:14 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.560° N, 7.520° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km ENE of Altenglan, Germany · 8825 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.30 km NNW of Cocheren, France · 8819 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.41 km SSW of Andernach, Germany · 8815 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.22 km SSE of Kirschweiler, Germany · 8813 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.23 km W of Bolanden, Germany · 8809 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.61 km E of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8807 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.22 km NNW of Echternach, Luxembourg · 8804 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.32 km ENE of Wassenach, Germany · 8801 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.21 km WNW of Bell, Germany · 8801 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.54 km WSW of Oberbronn, France · 8797 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.07 km SE of Schönecken, Germany · 8795 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.61 km N of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8795 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.41 km E of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8790 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.10 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8785 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.11 km NNW of Farébersviller, France · 8781 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.82 km W of Morsbach, France · 8776 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.51 km NNW of Folkling, France · 8774 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.31 km NE of Cocheren, France · 8773 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km SSW of Erbes-Büdesheim, Germany · 8834 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.40 km NE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8841 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.82 km WSW of Pfungstadt, Germany · 8845 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.02 km ENE of Walluf, Germany · 8855 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b9bn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC.