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M2.7 earthquake 2 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany on Sun, Feb 24, 2002, 12:47 PM GMT+1 (11:47 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 3 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-02-24 11:47:50 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.355° N, 6.908° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.75 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8982 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.94 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8980 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.83 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8972 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.85 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 8968 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.74 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8965 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.23 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8964 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.13 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8962 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.44 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8962 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.63 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.84 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8958 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.64 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 8957 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.11 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8950 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.84 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8950 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.83 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8947 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.83 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8945 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.61 km SW of Landau in der Pfalz, Germany · 8945 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.74 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8943 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.62 km E of Nalbach, Germany · 8942 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.74 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8941 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.27 km N of Réding, France · 8940 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.13 km WNW of Schmelz, Germany · 8939 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.44 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8934 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.64 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8933 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.73 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8933 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.43 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8932 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.61 km E of Nalbach, Germany · 8931 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.54 km NNW of Drulingen, France · 8930 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 3.00 km NNE of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8930 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 2.41 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8994 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.53 km SSE of Annweiler am Trifels, Germany · 8995 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.93 km ENE of Alsting, France · 9002 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.73 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9003 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.94 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9006 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.22 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9008 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.72 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9009 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.64 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.82 km NW of Gemünden, Germany · 9012 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000az36. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.