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M2.2 earthquake 3 km W of Bolanden, Germany

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km W of Bolanden, Germany on Fri, Aug 23, 2002, 12:58 PM GMT+2 (10:58 UTC), 1 km (1 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-23 10:58:33 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.640° N, 7.960° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km ENE of Wassenach, Germany · 8800 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.21 km WNW of Bell, Germany · 8800 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.54 km WSW of Oberbronn, France · 8796 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.41 km E of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8789 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.10 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8784 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.11 km NNW of Farébersviller, France · 8780 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.82 km W of Morsbach, France · 8775 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.51 km NNW of Folkling, France · 8773 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.31 km NE of Cocheren, France · 8772 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.21 km E of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8764 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.23 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8754 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.34 km NNE of Idar-Oberstein, Germany · 8749 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.22 km SSE of Kirschweiler, Germany · 8812 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.41 km SSW of Andernach, Germany · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.30 km NNW of Cocheren, France · 8818 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.83 km ENE of Altenglan, Germany · 8824 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.24 km ENE of Altenglan, Germany · 8826 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.94 km SSW of Erbes-Büdesheim, Germany · 8833 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bafq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:44 AM UTC.