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M2.3 earthquake Germany

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in Germany on Wed, Jan 1, 2003, 12:11 AM GMT+1 (23:11 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 4 km W of Rambervillers, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-31 23:11:46 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.186° N, 6.782° 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
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.02 km NW of Cocheren, France · 8677 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.81 km W of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8673 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.01 km N of Folkling, France · 8659 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.51 km NW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8659 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.22 km WNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8658 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.31 km WNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8654 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.70 km WNW of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8653 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.42 km W of Trassem, Germany · 8641 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.30 km SW of Cocheren, France · 8631 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 5.04 km W of Rambervillers, France · 8624 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.71 km W of Jeanménil, France · 8624 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.31 km W of Jeanménil, France · 8624 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.42 km WSW of Jeanménil, France · 8624 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.73 km SSW of Jeanménil, France · 8623 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.31 km SW of Jeanménil, France · 8623 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.12 km SSW of Nalbach, Germany · 8619 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.01 km WNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8619 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.21 km SSE of Morsbach, France · 8619 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.84 km NNE of Rambervillers, France · 8619 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.51 km SW of Völklingen, Germany · 8619 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.31 km E of Rambervillers, France · 8618 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.61 km NE of Rambervillers, France · 8618 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.31 km WNW of Jeanménil, France · 8618 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.51 km WNW of Jeanménil, France · 8618 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.72 km SW of Jeanménil, France · 8617 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.214 km ENE of Vignot, France · 8678 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.19 km N of Foug, France · 8679 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.24 km E of Void-Vacon, France · 8679 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.05 km ESE of Euville, France · 8679 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.07 km NE of Euville, France · 8679 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.41 km ESE of Bayon, France · 8679 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.814 km E of Chanteheux, France · 8681 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.15 km NNE of Vaucouleurs, France · 8682 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.24 km NE of Void-Vacon, France · 8682 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.01 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8682 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.03 km WSW of Domgermain, France · 8683 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.60 km W of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8692 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.93 km NNE of Moyenmoutier, France · 8696 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.3Germany · 8699 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.32 km ESE of Vic-sur-Seille, France · 8702 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.41 km ESE of Folkling, France · 8706 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.20 km W of Cocheren, France · 8707 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away

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