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M2.2 earthquake 1 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany on Wed, Jun 11, 2003, 2:46 AM GMT+2 (00:46 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km N of Surbourg, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-06-11 00:46:37 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.364° N, 6.817° 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 usp000bzkt. 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
288°, 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: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.63 km NW of Surbourg, France · 8517 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.63 km NW of Surbourg, France · 8517 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.72 km SSE of Surbourg, France · 8517 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.21 km N of Surbourg, France · 8516 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.31 km SSE of Surbourg, France · 8516 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.82 km SE of Gœrsdorf, France · 8516 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.22 km NNW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8516 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.72 km NNW of Surbourg, France · 8516 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.61 km SW of Surbourg, France · 8515 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.20 km NNW of Woerth, France · 8514 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.12 km ESE of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8514 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.11 km N of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8513 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.90 km SW of Nalbach, Germany · 8512 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.81 km SW of Surbourg, France · 8512 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.20 km SSE of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8509 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.91 km NNW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8508 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.81 km ENE of Seingbouse, France · 8504 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.34 km SW of Ludweiler-Warndt, Germany · 8502 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.92 km NNW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8501 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.0Germany · 8499 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.03 km NW of Surbourg, France · 8499 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.04 km WSW of Cirey-sur-Vezouze, France · 8496 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.05 km SW of Bundenbach, Germany · 8496 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 3.20 km NNE of Bruttig-Fankel, Germany · 8495 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.24 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany · 8494 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.11 km NW of Surbourg, France · 8493 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.83 km E of Gœrsdorf, France · 8492 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.00 km SSW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8490 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.01 km SW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8490 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.81 km SSE of Keskastel, France · 8489 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.61 km SE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8488 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.34 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8486 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.91 km WNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8485 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.75 km W of Cirey-sur-Vezouze, France · 8482 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 3.02 km N of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8481 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.33 km NW of Surbourg, France · 8480 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.81 km SSW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8480 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.62 km NNW of Surbourg, France · 8477 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.52 km N of Betschdorf, France · 8473 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.81 km SSW of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8473 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 3.23 km ENE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8467 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.21 km ENE of Dillingen, Germany · 8463 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.11 km ESE of Nalbach, Germany · 8463 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.33 km SE of Gœrsdorf, France · 8462 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.61 km NW of Gœrsdorf, France · 8461 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.02 km N of Ludweiler-Warndt, Germany · 8461 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.24 km E of Saarwellingen, Germany · 8459 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 3.01 km ESE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8457 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.51 km E of Surbourg, France · 8517 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.82 km WNW of Betschdorf, France · 8517 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.60 km NNW of Betschdorf, France · 8517 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.22 km NNE of Walbourg, France · 8517 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.60 km WNW of Surbourg, France · 8518 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.31 km SE of Woerth, France · 8518 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.22 km E of Surbourg, France · 8518 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.11 km NE of Surbourg, France · 8519 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.32 km ENE of Niederbronn-les-Bains, France · 8519 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.50 km WNW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8519 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.91 km E of Surbourg, France · 8520 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.01 km W of Betschdorf, France · 8520 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.11 km S of Betschdorf, France · 8520 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.42 km WNW of Surbourg, France · 8520 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.45 km N of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8520 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.40 km NW of Surbourg, France · 8520 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.22 km NE of Betschdorf, France · 8520 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.21 km NNW of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8520 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.31 km S of Betschdorf, France · 8521 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.24 km WSW of Wissembourg, France · 8521 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bzkt. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC.