M2.2 earthquake Germany
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in Germany on Wed, Oct 23, 2002, 1:15 PM GMT+2 (11:15 UTC), 1 km (1 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
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-23 11:15:36 UTC
- Depth
- 1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 50.390° N, 7.460° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.90 km SE of Löf, Germany · 8731 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.61 km S of Plaidt, Germany · 8709 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bf2s. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC.