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M1.7 earthquake 4 km WSW of Bottrop, Germany

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Bottrop, Germany on Sat, Aug 17, 2002, 2:13 PM GMT+2 (12:13 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-17 12:13:24 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.515° N, 6.873° 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
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km WNW of Bottrop, Germany · 8810 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.12 km NNW of Bergkamen, Germany · 8809 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.05 km NNW of Oberhausen, Germany · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.23 km W of Bottrop, Germany · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.85 km NE of Wesel, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.64 km SW of Rhede, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.02 km SSE of Oberhausen, Germany · 8796 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.84 km NE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8792 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.67 km ENE of Wesel, Germany · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.73 km NNE of Vettweiß, Germany · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.64 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany · 8785 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.04 km S of Unna, Germany · 8775 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.21 km SSW of Hagen, Germany · 8772 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 3.01 km W of Kessenich, Belgium · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.65 km NE of Werne, Germany · 8758 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.15 km ESE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.51 km WSW of Übach-Palenberg, Germany · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.65 km NNE of Moers, Germany · 8829 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.5Germany · 8832 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.94 km ENE of Bergkamen, Germany · 8832 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.64 km S of Dinslaken, Germany · 8834 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.91 km E of Aldenhoven, Germany · 8836 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.40 km WSW of Baesweiler, Germany · 8837 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.73 km W of Voerde, Germany · 8838 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.62 km S of Siersdorf, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.9Belgium · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.21 km SW of Bocholtz, Netherlands · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.7Germany · 8839 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.52 km E of Alsdorf, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.42 km ESE of Alsdorf, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.45 km SW of Stolberg, Germany · 8839 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.62 km ESE of Alsdorf, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.03 km SW of Niedermerz, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 4.82 km ENE of Haanrade, Netherlands · 8839 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.92 km WNW of Bönen, Germany · 8840 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ba2m. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.