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M2.4 earthquake 4 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany on Thu, Apr 18, 2002, 10:04 PM GMT+2 (20:04 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km SSW of Lebach, 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
2002-04-18 20:04:36 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.353° N, 6.879° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.73 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8932 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.43 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8931 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.61 km E of Nalbach, Germany · 8930 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.54 km NNW of Drulingen, France · 8929 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.00 km NNE of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8929 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.74 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8923 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.32 km SW of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8921 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.23 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8920 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.13 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8906 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.54 km ESE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8906 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.04 km SW of Lebach, Germany · 8904 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.13 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 8903 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.92 km W of Badonviller, France · 8895 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.43 km W of Greimerath, Germany · 8893 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.76 km ENE of Gerbéviller, France · 8889 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.50 km NE of Neustadt, Germany · 8888 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.21 km ESE of Kirrweiler, Germany · 8888 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.22 km W of Freisbach, Germany · 8888 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.72 km SE of Lachen-Speyerdorf, Germany · 8888 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.61 km NNW of Gommersheim, Germany · 8888 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.12 km NE of Beckingen, Germany · 8887 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.03 km NW of Wallerfangen, Germany · 8887 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.53 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8885 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.94 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8885 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.44 km NE of Heusweiler, Germany · 8883 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.31 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8881 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.04 km WNW of Schmelz, Germany · 8876 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.92 km N of Hoppstädten-Weiersbach, Germany · 8876 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km WNW of Schmelz, Germany · 8937 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.27 km N of Réding, France · 8938 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.74 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8940 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.62 km E of Nalbach, Germany · 8941 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.74 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8942 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.61 km SW of Landau in der Pfalz, Germany · 8943 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.83 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8944 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.83 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8946 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.84 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8948 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.11 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8949 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.64 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 8956 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.84 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8957 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.63 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 8959 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.44 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.13 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2q1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC.