M2.1 earthquake 1 km N of Heimsheim, Germany
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km N of Heimsheim, Germany on Fri, Aug 2, 2002, 11:29 AM GMT+2 (09:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km SE of Dettingen an der Erms, Germany. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-02 09:29:41 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.819° N, 8.865° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.01 km SSE of Magstadt, Germany · 8828 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.12 km SW of Metzingen, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.84 km WSW of Biberach, Germany · 8800 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.54 km WSW of Oberbronn, France · 8795 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.32 km SE of Dettingen an der Erms, Germany · 8777 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b95t. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.