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M2.2 earthquake 3 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany on Wed, Oct 16, 2002, 12:21 PM GMT+2 (10:21 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-16 10:21:53 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.350° N, 6.890° 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.34 km NNE of Idar-Oberstein, Germany · 8748 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.02 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8738 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.83 km NE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8738 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.51 km NW of Seingbouse, France · 8734 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.82 km NE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8732 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.30 km SE of Farébersviller, France · 8732 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.70 km ESE of Seingbouse, France · 8731 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.62 km ESE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8725 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 3.21 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8725 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.63 km WSW of Ludweiler-Warndt, Germany · 8717 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.82 km NW of Seingbouse, France · 8717 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.80 km E of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8710 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.51 km NNE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8709 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.20 km W of Cocheren, France · 8706 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.41 km ESE of Folkling, France · 8706 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.32 km ESE of Vic-sur-Seille, France · 8701 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.3Germany · 8699 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 2.01 km NNE of Sandweiler, Luxembourg · 8761 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.21 km E of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8763 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.97 km NW of Lorquin, France · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.31 km NE of Cocheren, France · 8772 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.51 km NNW of Folkling, France · 8772 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.82 km W of Morsbach, France · 8775 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.12 km ESE of Pont-à-Mousson, France · 8775 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.11 km NNW of Farébersviller, France · 8780 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bep3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.