Germany earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany on Wed, Jul 17, 2002, 2:07 AM GMT+2 (00:07 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 2 km ENE of Haanrade, Netherlands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-07-17 00:07:41 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.500° N, 6.800° 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.

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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km WNW of Bönen, Germany · 8840 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.82 km ENE of Haanrade, Netherlands · 8840 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.03 km SW of Niedermerz, Germany · 8840 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.62 km ESE of Alsdorf, Germany · 8840 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.45 km SW of Stolberg, Germany · 8840 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.42 km ESE of Alsdorf, Germany · 8840 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.52 km E of Alsdorf, Germany · 8840 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.7Germany · 8840 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.21 km SW of Bocholtz, Netherlands · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.9Belgium · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.62 km S of Siersdorf, Germany · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.73 km W of Voerde, Germany · 8838 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.40 km WSW of Baesweiler, Germany · 8837 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.91 km E of Aldenhoven, Germany · 8837 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.64 km S of Dinslaken, Germany · 8835 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.94 km ENE of Bergkamen, Germany · 8833 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.5Germany · 8832 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.65 km NNE of Moers, Germany · 8829 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.51 km WSW of Übach-Palenberg, Germany · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.15 km ESE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.74 km WSW of Bottrop, Germany · 8813 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.06 km WNW of Bottrop, Germany · 8811 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.12 km NNW of Bergkamen, Germany · 8809 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.05 km NNW of Oberhausen, Germany · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.23 km W of Bottrop, Germany · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.85 km NE of Wesel, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.64 km SW of Rhede, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 3.20 km NNE of Valkenburg, Netherlands · 8799 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 3.02 km SSE of Oberhausen, Germany · 8796 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.84 km NE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8792 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.67 km ENE of Wesel, Germany · 8789 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.73 km NNE of Vettweiß, Germany · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.64 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany · 8786 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away

Before

  1. 2.76 km NW of Bottrop, Germany · 8858 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b889. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC.