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M2.8 earthquake 5 km NE of Wesel, Germany

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Wesel, Germany on Tue, Aug 27, 2002, 11:19 PM GMT+2 (21:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km SSE of Oberhausen, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-27 21:19:04 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.700° N, 6.688° E
Region
Germany
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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km SW of Rhede, Germany · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.02 km SSE of Oberhausen, Germany · 8796 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.84 km NE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8792 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.67 km ENE of Wesel, Germany · 8789 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.64 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany · 8786 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.04 km S of Unna, Germany · 8776 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.21 km SSW of Hagen, Germany · 8772 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.01 km W of Kessenich, Belgium · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.65 km NE of Werne, Germany · 8759 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.82 km ENE of Tongerlo, Belgium · 8749 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.23 km W of Bottrop, Germany · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.05 km NNW of Oberhausen, Germany · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.12 km NNW of Bergkamen, Germany · 8809 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.06 km WNW of Bottrop, Germany · 8811 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.74 km WSW of Bottrop, Germany · 8813 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.15 km ESE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.51 km WSW of Übach-Palenberg, Germany · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.65 km NNE of Moers, Germany · 8829 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.5Germany · 8832 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.94 km ENE of Bergkamen, Germany · 8833 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000barz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.