M2.7 earthquake 4 km NE of Dinslaken, Germany
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Dinslaken, Germany on Wed, Feb 27, 2002, 2:05 AM GMT+1 (01:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 1 km SE of Stolberg, Germany. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-27 01:05:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.590° N, 6.792° E
- Region
- Germany
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.70 km NNW of Geilenkirchen, Germany · 8981 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.98 km WSW of Raesfeld, Germany · 8980 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.61 km SW of Hamminkeln, Germany · 8976 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.01 km SE of Stolberg, Germany · 8967 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.02 km SSE of Düren, Germany · 8939 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000az8w. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.