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M2.4 earthquake 2 km E of Hilzingen, Germany

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 2 km E of Hilzingen, Germany on Thu, Jan 10, 2002, 3:55 AM GMT+1 (02:55 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km WNW of Ostrach, 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
2002-01-10 02:55:30 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.770° N, 8.810° 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.

Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.22 km ENE of Märstetten-Dorf, Switzerland · 9031 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.41 km WSW of Flüelen, Switzerland · 9030 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.60 km SW of Müllheim, Switzerland · 9030 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.02 km SSW of Immendingen, Germany · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.95 km WNW of Ostrach, Germany · 9015 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.43 km E of Homburg, Switzerland · 9007 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.73 km WNW of Dogern, Germany · 9002 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.15 km SE of Ostrach, Germany · 8997 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.32 km NNW of Rust, Germany · 9035 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.72 km NNW of Rust, Germany · 9035 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.55 km WSW of Saulgau, Germany · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.12 km NE of Bergatreute, Germany · 9046 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.45 km NE of Flüelen, Switzerland · 9048 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.46 km S of Erlenmoos, Germany · 9059 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aw57. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC.