M2.7 earthquake 0 km NNW of Geilenkirchen, Germany
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 0 km NNW of Geilenkirchen, Germany on Sun, Mar 3, 2002, 2:22 AM GMT+1 (01:22 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
- 2002-03-03 01:22:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 50.973° N, 6.114° 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
- 11
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.98 km WSW of Raesfeld, Germany · 8980 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.61 km SW of Hamminkeln, Germany · 8976 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.01 km SE of Stolberg, Germany · 8967 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.02 km SSE of Düren, Germany · 8939 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.52 km NNE of Aachen, Germany · 8930 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azgd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.