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M2.8 earthquake 5 km SSW of Lebach, Germany

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Lebach, Germany on Sat, Mar 16, 2002, 1:25 PM GMT+1 (12:25 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-03-16 12:25:37 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.370° N, 6.880° 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
22

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8966 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.23 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8965 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.13 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8963 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.44 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8962 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.63 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.84 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8958 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.64 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 8958 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.11 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8951 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.84 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8950 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.83 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8947 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.83 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8946 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.61 km SW of Landau in der Pfalz, Germany · 8945 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.74 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8944 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.62 km E of Nalbach, Germany · 8943 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.74 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8942 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.27 km N of Réding, France · 8940 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.13 km WNW of Schmelz, Germany · 8939 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.44 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8935 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.64 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8934 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.73 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8933 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.43 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8933 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.61 km E of Nalbach, Germany · 8932 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.54 km NNW of Drulingen, France · 8931 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 3.00 km NNE of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8930 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.74 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8925 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.32 km SW of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8923 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.23 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8922 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.13 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8908 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.83 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8973 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.94 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8980 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.75 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8983 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.72 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8988 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.41 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8995 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.53 km SSE of Annweiler am Trifels, Germany · 8995 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b0eb. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:53 PM UTC.