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M2.3 earthquake 1 km SW of Vacon, France

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Vacon, France on Thu, Dec 26, 2002, 10:22 AM GMT+1 (09:22 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 4 km W of Rambervillers, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-26 09:22:01 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.661° N, 5.588° 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km WSW of Domgermain, France · 8683 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.12 km ENE of Vaucouleurs, France · 8682 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.24 km NE of Void-Vacon, France · 8682 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.15 km NNE of Vaucouleurs, France · 8682 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.814 km E of Chanteheux, France · 8681 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.41 km ESE of Bayon, France · 8680 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.07 km NE of Euville, France · 8679 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.05 km ESE of Euville, France · 8679 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.24 km E of Void-Vacon, France · 8679 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.19 km N of Foug, France · 8679 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.214 km ENE of Vignot, France · 8678 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.09 km S of Bourbonne-les-Bains, France · 8640 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.05 km NNE of Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont, France · 8635 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 5.04 km W of Rambervillers, France · 8624 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.71 km W of Jeanménil, France · 8624 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.47 km W of Taintrux, France · 8624 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.31 km W of Jeanménil, France · 8624 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.26 km SSE of Jeanménil, France · 8624 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.42 km WSW of Jeanménil, France · 8624 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.73 km SSW of Jeanménil, France · 8623 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 3.31 km SW of Jeanménil, France · 8623 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.24 km WNW of Vacon, France · 8683 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.32 km ESE of Vic-sur-Seille, France · 8702 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmez. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.