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M2.0 earthquake Germany

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Germany on Sat, Jun 28, 2003, 1:38 PM GMT+2 (11:38 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 0 km NNE of Bruttig-Fankel, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-06-28 11:38:38 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.353° N, 6.928° E
Region
Germany
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000c15k. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
290°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km NW of Surbourg, France · 8499 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.04 km WSW of Cirey-sur-Vezouze, France · 8496 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.05 km SW of Bundenbach, Germany · 8496 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.20 km NNE of Bruttig-Fankel, Germany · 8495 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.24 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8494 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.11 km NW of Surbourg, France · 8493 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.83 km E of Gœrsdorf, France · 8492 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.00 km SSW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8490 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.01 km SW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8490 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.81 km SSE of Keskastel, France · 8489 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.84 km S of Badonviller, France · 8489 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.61 km SE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8488 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.34 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8486 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.91 km WNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8485 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.75 km W of Cirey-sur-Vezouze, France · 8482 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.02 km N of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8481 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.33 km NW of Surbourg, France · 8480 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.81 km SSW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8480 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.62 km NNW of Surbourg, France · 8477 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.52 km N of Betschdorf, France · 8474 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.81 km SSW of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8473 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 3.23 km ENE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8467 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.21 km ENE of Dillingen, Germany · 8463 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.11 km ESE of Nalbach, Germany · 8463 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.33 km SE of Gœrsdorf, France · 8462 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.61 km NW of Gœrsdorf, France · 8461 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.02 km N of Ludweiler-Warndt, Germany · 8461 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.24 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8459 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 3.01 km ESE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8457 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.04 km S of Lebach, Germany · 8454 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.22 km NNE of Beckingen, Germany · 8451 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km NNW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8501 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.34 km SW of Ludweiler-Warndt, Germany · 8502 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.81 km ENE of Seingbouse, France · 8504 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.91 km NNW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8508 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.20 km SSE of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8509 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.81 km SW of Surbourg, France · 8512 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.90 km SW of Nalbach, Germany · 8512 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.11 km N of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8513 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.12 km ESE of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8514 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.20 km NNW of Woerth, France · 8514 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.61 km SW of Surbourg, France · 8515 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.72 km NNW of Surbourg, France · 8516 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.22 km NNW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8516 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.82 km SE of Gœrsdorf, France · 8516 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.31 km SSE of Surbourg, France · 8516 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.21 km N of Surbourg, France · 8516 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.72 km SSE of Surbourg, France · 8517 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.63 km NW of Surbourg, France · 8517 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.63 km NW of Surbourg, France · 8517 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.21 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8517 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c15k. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC.