M2.9 earthquake 5 km NW of Bad Reichenhall, Germany
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Bad Reichenhall, Germany on Sat, May 20, 2000, 3:11 PM GMT+2 (13:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km NE of Altaussee, Austria. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-05-20 13:11:23 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.766° N, 12.829° E
- Region
- Germany
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.05 km NE of Hüttschlag, Austria · 9619 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.23 km S of Oberau, Austria · 9599 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.22 km NE of Altaussee, Austria · 9594 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.24 km N of St. Martin of Tennengebirge, Austria · 9578 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009t7q. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.