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M1.7 earthquake 3 km WNW of Dogern, Germany

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Dogern, Germany on Fri, Feb 8, 2002, 3:25 PM GMT+1 (14:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 1 km E of Kerns, Switzerland. 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
2002-02-08 14:25:39 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.620° N, 8.130° 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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km SW of Matzendorf, Switzerland · 9001 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.31 km W of Oberentfelden, Switzerland · 8964 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.21 km NW of Grenchen, Switzerland · 8961 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.81 km SSW of Aspach-le-Bas, France · 8961 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.83 km SE of Meistratzheim, France · 8960 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.92 km E of Matzenheim, France · 8960 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.71 km WNW of Matzenheim, France · 8960 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.82 km SSE of Sand, France · 8960 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.72 km ESE of Matzenheim, France · 8960 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.11 km WSW of Erstein, France · 8960 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.46 km S of Emmetten, Switzerland · 8957 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.66 km WSW of Porrentruy, Switzerland · 8954 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.93 km SE of Boncourt, Switzerland · 8952 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.91 km E of Kerns, Switzerland · 8951 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.92 km SE of Hirtzfelden, France · 8950 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.41 km E of Baldersheim, France · 9004 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.43 km E of Homburg, Switzerland · 9007 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.95 km WNW of Ostrach, Germany · 9015 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.02 km SSW of Immendingen, Germany · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.60 km SW of Müllheim, Switzerland · 9030 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.03 km E of Rougemont-le-Château, France · 9031 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.41 km WSW of Flüelen, Switzerland · 9031 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.22 km ENE of Märstetten-Dorf, Switzerland · 9031 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.42 km E of Hilzingen, Germany · 9032 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.81 km WSW of Solothurn, Switzerland · 9032 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ay16. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.