M2.2 earthquake 2 km S of Saulgau, Germany
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km S of Saulgau, Germany on Wed, Jul 31, 2002, 1:32 AM GMT+2 (23:32 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 1 km E of Viktorsberg, Austria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-30 23:32:46 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.990° N, 9.500° 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
- 18
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.01 km SSE of Magstadt, Germany · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.12 km SW of Metzingen, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.51 km E of Viktorsberg, Austria · 8799 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.32 km SE of Dettingen an der Erms, Germany · 8777 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.23 km W of Gams, Switzerland · 8776 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
Before
- 2.02 km S of Saulgau, Germany · 8832 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.84 km ENE of Salem, Germany · 8852 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.55 km NNE of Bermatingen, Germany · 8852 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.63 km NNE of Schlier, Germany · 8853 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.61 km ENE of Waldburg, Germany · 8854 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b91z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC.