M2.0 earthquake 1 km SSE of Magstadt, Germany
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Magstadt, Germany on Fri, Aug 2, 2002, 3:16 PM GMT+2 (13:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km SE of Dettingen an der Erms, Germany. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-02 13:16:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.730° N, 8.980° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.12 km SW of Metzingen, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.84 km WSW of Biberach, Germany · 8800 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.32 km SE of Dettingen an der Erms, Germany · 8777 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b967. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.