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M2.8 earthquake 2 km NW of Gemünden, Germany

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Gemünden, Germany on Thu, Jan 31, 2002, 3:30 PM GMT+1 (14:30 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 3 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-01-31 14:30:45 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.910° N, 7.445° 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9009 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.72 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9008 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.22 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9007 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.94 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9005 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.73 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9002 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.93 km ENE of Alsting, France · 9001 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.55 km SW of Villmar, Germany · 9000 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.53 km SSE of Annweiler am Trifels, Germany · 8994 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.41 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8993 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.72 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8987 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.75 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8981 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.94 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.83 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8971 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.85 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 8967 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.74 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8964 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.23 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8963 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.13 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.44 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.63 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 8959 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.84 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8957 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.64 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 8956 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.76 km N of Monzingen, Germany · 9017 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.51 km NW of Urmitz, Germany · 9018 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.94 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9019 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.14 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9021 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.92 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9024 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.02 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9034 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.74 km NNW of Lauterecken, Germany · 9034 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.85 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9035 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.34 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9035 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.74 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9037 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.73 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9037 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.12 km E of Echternach, Luxembourg · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.02 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9038 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away

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