M2.6 earthquake 3 km SE of Hollenthon, Austria
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Hollenthon, Austria on Wed, Oct 4, 2000, 4:18 PM GMT+2 (14:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km NNW of Kirchberg am Wechsel, Austria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-04 14:18:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.567° N, 16.302° E
- Region
- Austria
- 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
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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.32 km ESE of Sankt Corona am Wechsel, Austria · 9456 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.02 km NNW of Kirchberg am Wechsel, Austria · 9455 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a18n. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC.