M2.3 earthquake 4 km SE of Schwaz, Austria
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Schwaz, Austria on Sat, Oct 21, 2000, 12:58 AM GMT+2 (22:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 1 km NNE of Uderns, Austria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-20 22:58:43 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.320° N, 11.745° 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
- 7
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.15 km ESE of Pill, Austria · 9476 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.17 km ESE of Pill, Austria · 9476 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.25 km SE of Schwaz, Austria · 9476 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.41 km NNE of Uderns, Austria · 9474 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.91 km W of Forchach, Austria · 9464 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.91 km NE of Kapfing, Austria · 9444 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.26 km NNW of Pfunds, Austria · 9421 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a250. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.