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M2.2 earthquake 0 km NW of Ditzingen, Germany

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 0 km NW of Ditzingen, Germany on Tue, Apr 16, 2002, 7:45 AM GMT+2 (05:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km N of Gommersheim, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-04-16 05:45:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.831° N, 9.062° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km W of Renningen, Germany · 8907 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.20 km NW of Biberach, Germany · 8894 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.50 km NE of Neustadt, Germany · 8889 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.40 km N of Gommersheim, Germany · 8889 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.50 km WSW of Gommersheim, Germany · 8889 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.21 km ESE of Kirrweiler, Germany · 8889 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.22 km W of Freisbach, Germany · 8889 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.73 km N of Gommersheim, Germany · 8889 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.72 km SE of Lachen-Speyerdorf, Germany · 8889 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.61 km NNW of Gommersheim, Germany · 8888 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.91 km NNE of Gommersheim, Germany · 8886 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.82 km ENE of Mühlenbach, Germany · 8884 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.23 km SSW of Jungingen, Germany · 8876 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.41 km SE of Neuffen, Germany · 8937 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.61 km SW of Landau in der Pfalz, Germany · 8944 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2gf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.