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M1.8 earthquake 3 km ENE of Altenglan, Germany

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Altenglan, Germany on Wed, Aug 7, 2002, 4:36 PM GMT+2 (14:36 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-07 14:36:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.560° N, 7.510° 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
6

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. 2.30 km NNW of Cocheren, France · 8817 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.41 km SSW of Andernach, Germany · 8813 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.22 km SSE of Kirschweiler, Germany · 8811 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.23 km W of Bolanden, Germany · 8807 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.61 km E of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8805 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.22 km NNW of Echternach, Luxembourg · 8802 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.32 km ENE of Wassenach, Germany · 8799 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.21 km WNW of Bell, Germany · 8799 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.54 km WSW of Oberbronn, France · 8795 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.07 km SE of Schönecken, Germany · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.61 km N of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8793 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.41 km E of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8788 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.10 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8783 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.11 km NNW of Farébersviller, France · 8779 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.82 km W of Morsbach, France · 8774 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.51 km NNW of Folkling, France · 8772 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.31 km NE of Cocheren, France · 8771 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.21 km E of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8763 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.24 km ENE of Altenglan, Germany · 8825 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.94 km SSW of Erbes-Büdesheim, Germany · 8832 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.40 km NE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8839 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.82 km WSW of Pfungstadt, Germany · 8843 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b9fu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:58 AM UTC.