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M2.5 earthquake 1 km SW of Völklingen, Germany

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Völklingen, Germany on Fri, Feb 28, 2003, 4:31 PM GMT+1 (15:31 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-02-28 15:31:23 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.245° N, 6.844° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.90 km NW of Cocheren, France · 8617 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.56 km NNE of Rambervillers, France · 8616 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.64 km N of Rambervillers, France · 8616 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.33 km NE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8615 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.33 km NNW of Rambervillers, France · 8614 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.82 km NNE of Rambervillers, France · 8613 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.02 km NNE of Überherrn, Germany · 8613 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.53 km NNW of Jeanménil, France · 8609 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.1Germany · 8608 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.94 km N of Moyenmoutier, France · 8607 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.81 km NNW of Hombourg-Haut, France · 8606 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.15 km NNE of Kirschweiler, Germany · 8605 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.71 km SE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8602 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.21 km NW of Cocheren, France · 8602 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.52 km ENE of Carling, France · 8601 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.14 km ENE of Soultz-sous-Forêts, France · 8601 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.91 km WNW of Théding, France · 8601 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.22 km SSE of Höheischweiler, Germany · 8598 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.83 km W of Heusweiler, Germany · 8593 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.72 km E of Carling, France · 8587 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.81 km NW of Cocheren, France · 8586 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 3.01 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8581 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.11 km S of Carling, France · 8581 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.64 km N of Jeanménil, France · 8578 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.03 km SW of Wissembourg, France · 8576 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.03 km N of Rambervillers, France · 8575 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.13 km NNW of Jeanménil, France · 8574 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.13 km NNW of Jeanménil, France · 8574 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.813 km N of Baccarat, France · 8574 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.14 km WSW of Étival-Clairefontaine, France · 8567 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.52 km NE of Rambervillers, France · 8564 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.71 km N of Rambervillers, France · 8564 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.72 km NE of Rambervillers, France · 8564 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.92 km NNE of Rambervillers, France · 8562 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.12 km NNE of Rambervillers, France · 8560 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.84 km NNE of Rambervillers, France · 8619 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.21 km SSE of Morsbach, France · 8619 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.01 km WNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8619 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.12 km SSW of Nalbach, Germany · 8619 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.30 km SW of Cocheren, France · 8631 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.42 km W of Trassem, Germany · 8641 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000brnp. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.