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M2.2 earthquake 0 km NW of Biberach, Germany

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 0 km NW of Biberach, Germany on Tue, May 28, 2002, 6:14 PM GMT+2 (16:14 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km N of Gommersheim, Germany. 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
2002-05-28 16:14:53 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.616° N, 8.269° 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
7

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. 2.50 km NE of Neustadt, Germany · 8889 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.40 km N of Gommersheim, Germany · 8889 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.50 km WSW of Gommersheim, Germany · 8889 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.21 km ESE of Kirrweiler, Germany · 8888 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.22 km W of Freisbach, Germany · 8888 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.73 km N of Gommersheim, Germany · 8888 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.72 km SE of Lachen-Speyerdorf, Germany · 8888 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.61 km NNW of Gommersheim, Germany · 8888 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.91 km NNE of Gommersheim, Germany · 8886 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.82 km ENE of Mühlenbach, Germany · 8884 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.23 km SSW of Jungingen, Germany · 8876 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.13 km S of Staufen, Germany · 8873 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.63 km NNE of Dettwiller, France · 8869 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.51 km ENE of Burgstetten, Germany · 8843 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.43 km NNE of Horben, Germany · 8840 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.75 km SSE of Horben, Germany · 8840 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.93 km W of Kirchzarten, Germany · 8840 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.74 km WNW of Ribeauvillé, France · 8835 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km WNW of Breitnau, Germany · 8899 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.70 km NW of Heitersheim, Germany · 8901 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.02 km W of Renningen, Germany · 8907 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.00 km WSW of Hartheim, Germany · 8910 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b54j. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.