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M3.2 earthquake 1 km SW of Bocholtz, Netherlands

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Bocholtz, Netherlands on Mon, Jul 22, 2002, 2:39 PM GMT+2 (12:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-07-22 12:39:10 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.809° N, 5.985° E
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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9Belgium · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.62 km S of Siersdorf, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.73 km W of Voerde, Germany · 8838 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.40 km WSW of Baesweiler, Germany · 8837 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.91 km E of Aldenhoven, Germany · 8837 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.64 km S of Dinslaken, Germany · 8835 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.65 km NNE of Moers, Germany · 8829 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.51 km WSW of Übach-Palenberg, Germany · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.74 km WSW of Bottrop, Germany · 8813 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.05 km NNW of Oberhausen, Germany · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.21 km WNW of Bell, Germany · 8800 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.20 km NNE of Valkenburg, Netherlands · 8799 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.02 km SSE of Oberhausen, Germany · 8796 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.07 km SE of Schönecken, Germany · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.73 km NNE of Vettweiß, Germany · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.64 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany · 8785 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.31 km NNE of La Calamine, Belgium · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.7Germany · 8839 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.52 km E of Alsdorf, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.42 km ESE of Alsdorf, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.45 km SW of Stolberg, Germany · 8839 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.62 km ESE of Alsdorf, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.03 km SW of Niedermerz, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.82 km ENE of Haanrade, Netherlands · 8839 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.94 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany · 8845 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8jx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.