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M5.3 earthquake 2 km W of Moosbrunn, Austria

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 2 km W of Moosbrunn, Austria on Tue, Jul 11, 2000, 4:49 AM GMT+2 (02:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (ml), moderate
Local time: Tue, Jul 11, 2000, 4:49 AM GMT+2
UTC: 2000-07-11 02:49:47 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 48.013° N, 16.419° E
Region: Austria
Strongest shaking: VII, very strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

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Strongest estimated: VII, very strong shaking
Map: Automatic

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How well it is located

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 182

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009w6r (also filed as atlas20000711024947). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.