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M2.8 earthquake 4 km ENE of Salem, Germany

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Salem, Germany on Tue, Jul 9, 2002, 5:21 AM GMT+2 (03:21 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-07-09 03:21:22 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.780° N, 9.350° 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.

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Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km WSW of Quarten, Switzerland · 8843 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.13 km ENE of Görwihl, Germany · 8834 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.02 km S of Saulgau, Germany · 8832 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.22 km S of Saulgau, Germany · 8830 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.01 km ENE of Leibstadt, Switzerland · 8814 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.31 km WSW of Dogern, Germany · 8809 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.12 km SW of Metzingen, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.51 km E of Viktorsberg, Austria · 8799 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.83 km SW of Klingnau, Switzerland · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.55 km NNE of Bermatingen, Germany · 8852 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.63 km NNE of Schlier, Germany · 8853 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.61 km ENE of Waldburg, Germany · 8854 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.13 km S of Staufen, Germany · 8873 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.23 km SSW of Jungingen, Germany · 8876 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7sj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC.