Germany earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km N of Monzingen, Germany

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km N of Monzingen, Germany on Thu, Jan 24, 2002, 7:06 PM GMT+1 (18:06 UTC), 14 km (9 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-01-24 18:06:25 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.860° N, 7.590° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.82 km NW of Gemünden, Germany · 9011 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.64 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9009 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.72 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9008 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.22 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9008 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.94 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9006 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.73 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9002 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.93 km ENE of Alsting, France · 9002 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.55 km SW of Villmar, Germany · 9000 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.53 km SSE of Annweiler am Trifels, Germany · 8994 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.41 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8994 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.72 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8987 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.75 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8982 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.94 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8979 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.83 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8972 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.85 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 8967 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.74 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8965 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.23 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8964 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.13 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8962 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.44 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.63 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 8960 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.51 km NW of Urmitz, Germany · 9019 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.94 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9020 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.14 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9022 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.92 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9025 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.02 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9034 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.74 km NNW of Lauterecken, Germany · 9035 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.85 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9035 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.34 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9036 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.74 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9037 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.73 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9038 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.12 km E of Echternach, Luxembourg · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.02 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9039 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.33 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 9043 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.64 km SW of Lebach, Germany · 9045 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.53 km ESE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9046 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.73 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9046 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ax38. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC.