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M1.8 earthquake 4 km NE of Dinslaken, Germany

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Dinslaken, Germany on Sat, Sep 7, 2002, 5:58 PM GMT+2 (15:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 1 km W of Kessenich, Belgium. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-09-07 15:58:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.592° N, 6.788° 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67 km ENE of Wesel, Germany · 8789 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.73 km NNE of Vettweiß, Germany · 8789 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.64 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany · 8786 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.04 km S of Unna, Germany · 8776 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.21 km SSW of Hagen, Germany · 8773 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.01 km W of Kessenich, Belgium · 8769 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.65 km NE of Werne, Germany · 8760 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.82 km ENE of Tongerlo, Belgium · 8750 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.02 km SSE of Oberhausen, Germany · 8797 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.64 km SW of Rhede, Germany · 8804 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.85 km NE of Wesel, Germany · 8804 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.23 km W of Bottrop, Germany · 8808 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.05 km NNW of Oberhausen, Germany · 8808 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.12 km NNW of Bergkamen, Germany · 8810 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.06 km WNW of Bottrop, Germany · 8812 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.74 km WSW of Bottrop, Germany · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.15 km ESE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8815 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bbjq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.