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M2.4 earthquake 3 km W of Greimerath, Germany

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km W of Greimerath, Germany on Tue, May 28, 2002, 1:46 PM GMT+2 (11:46 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km NW of Heusweiler, 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
2002-05-28 11:46:17 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.560° N, 6.630° 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
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km NE of Beckingen, Germany · 8887 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.03 km NW of Wallerfangen, Germany · 8887 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.53 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8885 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.94 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8885 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.44 km NE of Heusweiler, Germany · 8883 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.31 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8881 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.04 km WNW of Schmelz, Germany · 8876 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.92 km N of Hoppstädten-Weiersbach, Germany · 8876 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.21 km W of Kirchheimbolanden, Germany · 8866 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.95 km NNE of Kirchberg, Germany · 8866 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.01 km WNW of Kirchheimbolanden, Germany · 8858 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.12 km ESE of Losheim, Germany · 8857 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.40 km NE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8839 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.23 km SE of Boevange-sur-Attert, Luxembourg · 8835 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 3.13 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 8903 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.04 km SW of Lebach, Germany · 8904 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.54 km ESE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8906 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.13 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8907 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.23 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8921 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.32 km SW of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8921 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.74 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8923 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b544. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.