Germany earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km NNW of Bergkamen, Germany

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Bergkamen, Germany on Thu, Aug 22, 2002, 12:12 AM GMT+2 (22:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km SSE of Oberhausen, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-21 22:12:31 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.639° N, 7.627° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km NNW of Oberhausen, Germany · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.23 km W of Bottrop, Germany · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.85 km NE of Wesel, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.64 km SW of Rhede, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.02 km SSE of Oberhausen, Germany · 8796 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.84 km NE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8792 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.67 km ENE of Wesel, Germany · 8789 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.64 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany · 8785 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.04 km S of Unna, Germany · 8775 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.21 km SSW of Hagen, Germany · 8772 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.65 km NE of Werne, Germany · 8759 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 2.06 km WNW of Bottrop, Germany · 8811 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.74 km WSW of Bottrop, Germany · 8813 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.15 km ESE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.65 km NNE of Moers, Germany · 8829 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.5Germany · 8832 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.94 km ENE of Bergkamen, Germany · 8833 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.64 km S of Dinslaken, Germany · 8835 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.73 km W of Voerde, Germany · 8838 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bac9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.