Weak mag. 2.0 earthquake - 41 km west of Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 12:35 pm (GMT +2) -
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Weak magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 5 km depth
19 May 10:41 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 6 minutes.
19 May 14:38: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.0 to 5.0 km (from 1.2 to 3.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.8 km (1.1 mi) towards NW.
19 May 14:38: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.0 to 5.0 km (from 1.2 to 3.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.8 km (1.1 mi) towards NW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 19, 2022 10:35:41 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 12:35 pm (GMT +2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2 |
| Depth | 5.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 48.5°N / 7.2°E  (Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France) |
| Antipode | 48.5°S / 172.8°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Laacher See (213 km / 132 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 2 km (1 mi) NW of Schirmeck (Bas-Rhin) (pop: 2,330) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Wangenbourg-Engenthal (pop: 1,260) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 20 km (13 mi) NE of Senones (pop: 2,950) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) W of Obernai (Bas-Rhin) (pop: 12,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) SW of Wasselonne (Bas-Rhin) (pop: 5,840) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) NE of Saint-Dié (pop: 24,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 41 km (26 mi) WSW of Strasbourg (pop: 274,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 358 km (223 mi) E of Paris (Île-de-France) (pop: 2,138,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  26.9°C (80 F), humidity: 50%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from SW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.0 | 5 km | FRANCE-GERMANY BORDER REGION | EMSC |
| 1.8 | 0 km | France: Near Obernai | RENASS |
User reports for this quake
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