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M2.4 earthquake 0 km N of Gommersheim, Germany

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 0 km N of Gommersheim, Germany on Sun, Jun 2, 2002, 2:27 PM GMT+2 (12:27 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 2 km WSW of Pfungstadt, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-06-02 12:27:33 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.299° N, 8.264° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.50 km WSW of Gommersheim, Germany · 8889 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.21 km ESE of Kirrweiler, Germany · 8889 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.22 km W of Freisbach, Germany · 8889 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.73 km N of Gommersheim, Germany · 8889 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.72 km SE of Lachen-Speyerdorf, Germany · 8889 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.61 km NNW of Gommersheim, Germany · 8888 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.91 km NNE of Gommersheim, Germany · 8886 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.53 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8886 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.44 km NE of Heusweiler, Germany · 8884 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.92 km N of Hoppstädten-Weiersbach, Germany · 8877 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.63 km NNE of Dettwiller, France · 8869 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.21 km W of Kirchheimbolanden, Germany · 8867 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.95 km NNE of Kirchberg, Germany · 8867 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.01 km WNW of Kirchheimbolanden, Germany · 8858 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.02 km ENE of Walluf, Germany · 8853 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.51 km ENE of Burgstetten, Germany · 8843 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.82 km WSW of Pfungstadt, Germany · 8843 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.94 km SSW of Erbes-Büdesheim, Germany · 8832 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.50 km NE of Neustadt, Germany · 8889 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.20 km NW of Biberach, Germany · 8894 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.13 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 8904 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.13 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8907 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.02 km W of Renningen, Germany · 8907 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b5dm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.