Austria earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km SW of Gschnitz, Austria

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Gschnitz, Austria on Sat, Sep 16, 2000, 5:21 PM GMT+2 (15:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 11 km WSW of Tubre, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-09-16 15:21:48 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.976° N, 11.270° E
Region
Austria
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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.011 km WSW of Tubre, Italy · 9488 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.83 km N of Bormio, Italy · 9488 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.06 km W of Kaltenbach, Austria · 9476 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.34 km SE of Schwaz, Austria · 9476 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.15 km ESE of Pill, Austria · 9476 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.17 km ESE of Pill, Austria · 9476 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.25 km SE of Schwaz, Austria · 9476 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.41 km NNE of Uderns, Austria · 9474 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.68 km NW of Tubre, Italy · 9465 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.91 km W of Forchach, Austria · 9464 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.42 km SSE of Warth, Austria · 9518 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.09 km E of Sant'Antonio, Italy · 9521 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.82 km NNW of Alpbach, Austria · 9523 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.06 km S of Gramais, Austria · 9523 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.64 km N of Racines, Italy · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0b8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.