M2.5 earthquake Germany
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in Germany on Fri, Oct 11, 2002, 5:20 AM GMT+2 (03:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 0 km SE of Löf, Germany. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-11 03:20:12 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 50.508° N, 6.276° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.82 km ENE of Tongerlo, Belgium · 8750 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.2Germany · 8748 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.90 km SE of Löf, Germany · 8733 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.61 km S of Plaidt, Germany · 8711 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000be87. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.