France earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 1 km NW of Seingbouse, France

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Seingbouse, France on Mon, Nov 4, 2002, 4:14 AM GMT+1 (03:14 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-11-04 03:14:30 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.123° N, 6.822° E
Region
France
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
17

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.82 km NE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8733 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.30 km SE of Farébersviller, France · 8732 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.70 km ESE of Seingbouse, France · 8731 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.62 km ESE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8725 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.21 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8725 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.21 km SE of Stotzheim, France · 8720 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.63 km WSW of Ludweiler-Warndt, Germany · 8717 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.82 km NW of Seingbouse, France · 8717 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.80 km E of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8710 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.51 km NNE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8709 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.20 km W of Cocheren, France · 8706 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.41 km ESE of Folkling, France · 8706 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.32 km ESE of Vic-sur-Seille, France · 8702 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.3Germany · 8699 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.93 km NNE of Moyenmoutier, France · 8695 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.60 km W of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8692 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.03 km WSW of Domgermain, France · 8682 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.01 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8682 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.24 km NE of Void-Vacon, France · 8682 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.15 km NNE of Vaucouleurs, France · 8681 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.814 km E of Chanteheux, France · 8681 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.41 km ESE of Bayon, France · 8679 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.07 km NE of Euville, France · 8679 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.05 km ESE of Euville, France · 8679 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.24 km E of Void-Vacon, France · 8678 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.19 km N of Foug, France · 8678 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.214 km ENE of Vignot, France · 8678 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.3Germany · 8677 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 3.02 km NW of Cocheren, France · 8676 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 2.83 km NE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8738 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.02 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8738 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.73 km S of Moyenmoutier, France · 8739 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.34 km NNE of Idar-Oberstein, Germany · 8748 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.23 km WNW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8753 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.86 km SSW of Badonviller, France · 8758 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.01 km NNE of Sandweiler, Luxembourg · 8761 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.21 km E of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8763 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bg4e. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.