Germany earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km WNW of Bönen, Germany

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Bönen, Germany on Sun, Jul 21, 2002, 2:29 PM GMT+2 (12:29 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-07-21 12:29:05 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.609° N, 7.727° 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
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.73 km W of Voerde, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.64 km S of Dinslaken, Germany · 8835 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.94 km ENE of Bergkamen, Germany · 8833 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.5Germany · 8832 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.65 km NNE of Moers, Germany · 8829 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.15 km ESE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8815 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.74 km WSW of Bottrop, Germany · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.06 km WNW of Bottrop, Germany · 8811 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.12 km NNW of Bergkamen, Germany · 8809 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.05 km NNW of Oberhausen, Germany · 8808 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.23 km W of Bottrop, Germany · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.85 km NE of Wesel, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.64 km SW of Rhede, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.02 km SSE of Oberhausen, Germany · 8797 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.84 km NE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.67 km ENE of Wesel, Germany · 8789 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.64 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany · 8786 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany · 8845 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.76 km NW of Bottrop, Germany · 8858 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8gr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.