M2.2 earthquake 6 km SSW of Kartitsch, Austria
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Kartitsch, Austria on Tue, Feb 29, 2000, 4:12 PM GMT+1 (15:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 3 km NNW of Andreis, Italy. 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
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-02-29 15:12:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.672° N, 12.477° 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
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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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009p3v. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC.