M2.6 earthquake 4 km SSE of Namlos, Austria
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Namlos, Austria on Wed, Dec 27, 2000, 12:35 AM GMT+1 (23:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 1 km SE of Triesen, Liechtenstein. 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, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-26 23:35:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.316° N, 10.689° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.32 km S of Balzers, Liechtenstein · 9398 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.63 km ENE of Chur, Switzerland · 9383 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.41 km SE of Triesen, Liechtenstein · 9376 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.59 km E of Scharnitz, Austria · 9369 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.57 km SE of Zernez, Switzerland · 9363 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.81 km SSW of Elmen, Austria · 9361 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.02 km NW of Vils, Austria · 9360 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6sd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.