M2.6 earthquake 3 km NNE of Schlier, Germany
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Schlier, Germany on Sun, Jul 7, 2002, 2:27 PM GMT+2 (12:27 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km ENE of Salem, Germany. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-07 12:27:26 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.800° N, 9.700° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.55 km NNE of Bermatingen, Germany · 8852 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.84 km ENE of Salem, Germany · 8852 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.33 km WSW of Quarten, Switzerland · 8843 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.02 km S of Saulgau, Germany · 8832 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.22 km S of Saulgau, Germany · 8830 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.12 km SW of Metzingen, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.51 km E of Viktorsberg, Austria · 8799 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7p9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.