Germany earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany on Sat, Sep 14, 2002, 6:46 AM GMT+2 (04:46 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 1 km W of Kessenich, Belgium. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-09-14 04:46:29 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

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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km S of Unna, Germany · 8775 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.21 km SSW of Hagen, Germany · 8772 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.01 km W of Kessenich, Belgium · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.65 km NE of Werne, Germany · 8759 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.82 km ENE of Tongerlo, Belgium · 8749 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.73 km NNE of Vettweiß, Germany · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.67 km ENE of Wesel, Germany · 8789 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.84 km NE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8792 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.02 km SSE of Oberhausen, Germany · 8796 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.20 km NNE of Valkenburg, Netherlands · 8799 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.64 km SW of Rhede, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.85 km NE of Wesel, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.23 km W of Bottrop, Germany · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.05 km NNW of Oberhausen, Germany · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.12 km NNW of Bergkamen, Germany · 8809 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.06 km WNW of Bottrop, Germany · 8811 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.74 km WSW of Bottrop, Germany · 8813 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.15 km ESE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bc6y. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.