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M2.5 earthquake Germany

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in Germany on Tue, Jul 30, 2002, 12:04 AM GMT+2 (22:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km SSE of Oberhausen, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-07-29 22:04:41 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.570° N, 6.763° 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
9

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km NNE of Moers, Germany · 8830 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.51 km WSW of Übach-Palenberg, Germany · 8828 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.15 km ESE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8815 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.74 km WSW of Bottrop, Germany · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.06 km WNW of Bottrop, Germany · 8812 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.12 km NNW of Bergkamen, Germany · 8810 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.05 km NNW of Oberhausen, Germany · 8808 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.23 km W of Bottrop, Germany · 8808 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.85 km NE of Wesel, Germany · 8804 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.64 km SW of Rhede, Germany · 8804 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.02 km SSE of Oberhausen, Germany · 8797 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.84 km NE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.67 km ENE of Wesel, Germany · 8790 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.73 km NNE of Vettweiß, Germany · 8789 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.64 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany · 8786 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.04 km S of Unna, Germany · 8776 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.21 km SSW of Hagen, Germany · 8773 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km ENE of Bergkamen, Germany · 8834 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.64 km S of Dinslaken, Germany · 8836 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.91 km E of Aldenhoven, Germany · 8838 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.40 km WSW of Baesweiler, Germany · 8838 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.73 km W of Voerde, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.62 km S of Siersdorf, Germany · 8840 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.9Belgium · 8840 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.7Germany · 8840 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.52 km E of Alsdorf, Germany · 8840 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.42 km ESE of Alsdorf, Germany · 8840 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.62 km ESE of Alsdorf, Germany · 8840 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.03 km SW of Niedermerz, Germany · 8840 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.82 km ENE of Haanrade, Netherlands · 8840 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.92 km WNW of Bönen, Germany · 8841 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.94 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany · 8846 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.76 km NW of Bottrop, Germany · 8859 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b908. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.