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M2.7 earthquake 4 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany on Tue, Mar 19, 2002, 12:45 AM GMT+1 (23:45 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-03-18 23:45:36 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.365° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.23 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8963 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.13 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.44 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.63 km N of Heusweiler, Germany · 8959 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.84 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8957 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.64 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 8956 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.11 km NNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8949 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.84 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8948 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.83 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8946 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.83 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8944 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.61 km SW of Landau in der Pfalz, Germany · 8944 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.74 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8942 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.62 km E of Nalbach, Germany · 8941 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.74 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8940 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.27 km N of Réding, France · 8939 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.13 km WNW of Schmelz, Germany · 8937 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.44 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8933 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.64 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8932 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.73 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8932 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.43 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8931 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.61 km E of Nalbach, Germany · 8930 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.54 km NNW of Drulingen, France · 8929 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 3.00 km NNE of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8929 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.74 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8923 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.32 km SW of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8921 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.23 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8921 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.13 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8907 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.54 km ESE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8906 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.04 km SW of Lebach, Germany · 8904 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.85 km SSW of Lebach, Germany · 8967 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.83 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8971 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.94 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.75 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8981 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.72 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8987 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.41 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8993 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.53 km SSE of Annweiler am Trifels, Germany · 8994 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b0ku. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.