Luxembourg earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2 km NNW of Echternach, Luxembourg

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Echternach, Luxembourg on Wed, Aug 28, 2002, 5:21 PM GMT+2 (15:21 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 1 km NNW of Farébersviller, France. 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
2002-08-28 15:21:33 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.830° N, 6.410° E
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.

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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km ENE of Wassenach, Germany · 8799 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.21 km WNW of Bell, Germany · 8799 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.31 km SE of Brohl-Lützing, Germany · 8799 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.07 km SE of Schönecken, Germany · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.61 km N of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8792 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.41 km E of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8788 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.10 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8783 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.11 km NNW of Farébersviller, France · 8779 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.82 km W of Morsbach, France · 8774 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.51 km NNW of Folkling, France · 8772 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.31 km NE of Cocheren, France · 8771 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.21 km E of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8763 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.01 km NNE of Sandweiler, Luxembourg · 8761 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.5Germany · 8758 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.23 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8753 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.34 km NNE of Idar-Oberstein, Germany · 8748 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.2Germany · 8746 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.61 km E of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8805 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.22 km SSE of Kirschweiler, Germany · 8811 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.41 km SSW of Andernach, Germany · 8813 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.30 km NNW of Cocheren, France · 8817 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.83 km ENE of Altenglan, Germany · 8822 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.24 km ENE of Altenglan, Germany · 8825 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000batk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:25 AM UTC.