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M2.0 earthquake 4 km NE of Châtel-sur-Moselle, France

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Châtel-sur-Moselle, France on Sat, Apr 20, 2002, 8:39 AM GMT+2 (06:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 0 km NNE of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sat, Apr 20, 2002, 8:39 AM GMT+2
UTC: 2002-04-20 06:39:19 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 48.345° N, 6.442° E
Region: France
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 9

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2th. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.