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M2.9 earthquake 4 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 4 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany on Tue, Feb 5, 2002, 5:50 PM GMT+1 (16:50 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
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-02-05 16:50:14 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.357° N, 6.869° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.73 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 9001 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.93 km ENE of Alsting, France · 9001 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.53 km SSE of Annweiler am Trifels, Germany · 8993 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.41 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8993 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.72 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8986 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.75 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8981 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.94 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.83 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8971 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.85 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 8966 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.74 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8964 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.23 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8963 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.13 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.44 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8960 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.63 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 8959 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.84 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8957 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.64 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 8956 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.11 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8949 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.84 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8948 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.83 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8945 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.22 km S of Lebach, Germany · 9007 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.72 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9008 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.64 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9009 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.82 km NW of Gemünden, Germany · 9010 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.76 km N of Monzingen, Germany · 9017 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.94 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 9019 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.14 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9021 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.92 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9024 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.02 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9033 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.74 km NNW of Lauterecken, Germany · 9034 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.85 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 9034 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000axva. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.