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M2.3 earthquake 4 km NNE of Idar-Oberstein, Germany

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Idar-Oberstein, Germany on Mon, Oct 21, 2002, 2:49 PM GMT+2 (12:49 UTC), 10 km (6 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: 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Mon, Oct 21, 2002, 2:49 PM GMT+2
UTC: 2002-10-21 12:49:27 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 49.750° N, 7.340° E
Region: Germany
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 7

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bez1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.