M1.8 earthquake 4 km WSW of Biberach, Germany
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Biberach, Germany on Fri, Aug 30, 2002, 3:10 PM GMT+2 (13:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km SE of Dettingen an der Erms, Germany. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-30 13:10:06 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.590° N, 8.230° 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.
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.54 km WSW of Oberbronn, France · 8796 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.03 km NE of Moyenmoutier, France · 8788 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.32 km SE of Dettingen an der Erms, Germany · 8778 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.97 km NW of Lorquin, France · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.23 km S of Oberhergheim, France · 8749 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.00 km NE of Huttenheim, France · 8743 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000baxm. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:36 AM UTC.