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M2.3 earthquake 5 km ENE of Herrischried, Germany

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Herrischried, Germany on Thu, Apr 11, 2002, 3:54 PM GMT+2 (13:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 1 km N of Neunkirch, Switzerland. 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
2002-04-11 13:54:45 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.694° N, 8.062° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.50 km W of Freiburg, Germany · 8938 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.21 km SE of Mandeure, France · 8934 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.20 km WSW of Tavannes, Switzerland · 8934 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.85 km WNW of Schluchsee, Germany · 8928 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.00 km NW of Mahlberg, Germany · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.43 km SW of Klingnau, Switzerland · 8921 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.00 km WSW of Hartheim, Germany · 8912 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.51 km N of Auggen, Germany · 8906 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.11 km N of Neunkirch, Switzerland · 8906 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.62 km NW of Gaienhofen, Germany · 8905 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.70 km NW of Heitersheim, Germany · 8902 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.81 km WNW of Breitnau, Germany · 8900 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.03 km NNW of Grossaffoltern, Switzerland · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.94 km WNW of Metzeral, France · 8886 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.82 km ENE of Mühlenbach, Germany · 8885 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km SE of Hirtzfelden, France · 8951 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.91 km E of Kerns, Switzerland · 8952 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.93 km SE of Boncourt, Switzerland · 8953 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.66 km WSW of Porrentruy, Switzerland · 8955 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.46 km S of Emmetten, Switzerland · 8958 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.11 km WSW of Erstein, France · 8961 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.72 km ESE of Matzenheim, France · 8961 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.82 km SSE of Sand, France · 8961 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.71 km WNW of Matzenheim, France · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.92 km E of Matzenheim, France · 8961 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.83 km SE of Meistratzheim, France · 8961 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.81 km SSW of Aspach-le-Bas, France · 8962 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.21 km NW of Grenchen, Switzerland · 8963 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.31 km W of Oberentfelden, Switzerland · 8965 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b26s. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.