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M2.1 earthquake 3 km S of Staufen, Germany

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km S of Staufen, Germany on Mon, Jun 17, 2002, 5:20 PM GMT+2 (15:20 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km ENE of Salem, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-06-17 15:20:03 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.727° N, 8.212° 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.55 km NNE of Bermatingen, Germany · 8852 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.84 km ENE of Salem, Germany · 8852 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.44 km W of Hagenthal-le-Bas, France · 8846 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.43 km NNE of Horben, Germany · 8840 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.75 km SSE of Horben, Germany · 8840 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.93 km W of Kirchzarten, Germany · 8840 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.02 km NW of Metzeral, France · 8836 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.74 km WNW of Ribeauvillé, France · 8835 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.13 km ENE of Görwihl, Germany · 8834 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.01 km WSW of Hartheim, Germany · 8833 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.73 km WSW of Bad Bellingen, Germany · 8823 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.01 km ENE of Leibstadt, Switzerland · 8814 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.10 km N of Wyhl, Germany · 8813 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.23 km SSW of Jungingen, Germany · 8876 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.82 km ENE of Mühlenbach, Germany · 8883 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.94 km WNW of Metzeral, France · 8884 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.03 km NNW of Grossaffoltern, Switzerland · 8890 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.20 km NW of Biberach, Germany · 8893 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.81 km WNW of Breitnau, Germany · 8899 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.70 km NW of Heitersheim, Germany · 8900 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b6bq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.