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M2.4 earthquake 3 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany on Mon, May 19, 2003, 3:47 PM GMT+2 (13:47 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 1 km E of Surbourg, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-19 13:47:06 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.356° N, 6.896° 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 usp000bxhc. 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
241°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.21 km WSW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8534 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.71 km NW of Cocheren, France · 8531 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.22 km N of Gœrsdorf, France · 8531 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.02 km SSW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8530 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.52 km NNW of Surbourg, France · 8530 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.90 km NW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8529 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.11 km WNW of Surbourg, France · 8529 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.22 km NNE of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8528 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.40 km WNW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8528 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.62 km W of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8527 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.03 km WNW of Surbourg, France · 8527 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.52 km SSW of Surbourg, France · 8527 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.01 km WNW of Woerth, France · 8526 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.63 km WSW of Betschdorf, France · 8526 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.91 km SSW of Surbourg, France · 8526 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.41 km N of Surbourg, France · 8526 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.62 km N of Surbourg, France · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.31 km ENE of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.31 km NNE of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.86 km SSW of Fischbach, Germany · 8525 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.62 km W of Surbourg, France · 8525 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.41 km SSE of Betschdorf, France · 8525 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.10 km NW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.12 km NW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.51 km SE of Gœrsdorf, France · 8523 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.73 km WNW of Surbourg, France · 8523 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.12 km N of Soufflenheim, France · 8523 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.53 km NE of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.25 km NNE of Niederbronn-les-Bains, France · 8523 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.50 km WNW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8522 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.11 km NW of Betschdorf, France · 8522 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.16 km ENE of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8522 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.53 km NNE of Betschdorf, France · 8522 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.24 km WSW of Wissembourg, France · 8521 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.31 km S of Betschdorf, France · 8521 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.21 km NNW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8520 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.22 km NE of Betschdorf, France · 8520 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.40 km NW of Surbourg, France · 8520 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.45 km N of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8520 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.42 km WNW of Surbourg, France · 8520 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.11 km S of Betschdorf, France · 8520 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.01 km W of Betschdorf, France · 8520 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.91 km E of Surbourg, France · 8520 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.50 km WNW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8519 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.32 km ENE of Niederbronn-les-Bains, France · 8519 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.11 km NE of Surbourg, France · 8519 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.22 km E of Surbourg, France · 8518 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.31 km SE of Woerth, France · 8518 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.60 km WNW of Surbourg, France · 8518 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.22 km NNE of Walbourg, France · 8517 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.60 km NNW of Betschdorf, France · 8517 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.82 km WNW of Betschdorf, France · 8517 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 3.51 km E of Surbourg, France · 8517 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.21 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8517 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.63 km NW of Surbourg, France · 8517 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.63 km NW of Surbourg, France · 8517 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.72 km SSE of Surbourg, France · 8517 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 3.21 km N of Surbourg, France · 8516 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.31 km SSE of Surbourg, France · 8516 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.82 km SE of Gœrsdorf, France · 8516 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 3.42 km NW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8539 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bxhc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.