Austria earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2 km WSW of Aibl, Austria

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Aibl, Austria on Wed, Jul 18, 2001, 5:04 PM GMT+2 (15:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 3 km SSE of Aibl, Austria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-07-18 15:04:01 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.670° N, 15.200° E
Region
Austria
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km SSE of Morav?e, Slovenia · 9201 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.71 km SW of Ravne, Slovenia · 9200 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.03 km SSE of Aibl, Austria · 9200 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.13 km NW of Radlje ob Dravi, Slovenia · 9199 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.65 km ENE of Ravne, Slovenia · 9197 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.74 km ENE of Ravne, Slovenia · 9197 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.83 km ESE of Rogatec, Slovenia · 9196 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.92 km NW of Mihovljan, Croatia · 9195 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.06 km SE of Žužemberk, Slovenia · 9191 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.11 km SW of Ljubljana, Slovenia · 9191 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.23 km SW of Litija, Slovenia · 9181 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.23 km NE of Radlje ob Dravi, Slovenia · 9179 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.73 km N of Dobrova, Slovenia · 9177 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.63 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9170 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.71 km NNW of Radlje ob Dravi, Slovenia · 9164 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.72 km E of Šoštanj, Slovenia · 9154 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.75 km E of Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia · 9154 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.52 km S of Aibl, Austria · 9148 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km WNW of Gotovlje, Slovenia · 9208 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.51 km N of Sankt Peter ob Judenburg, Austria · 9209 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.25 km ENE of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 9214 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.83 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 9217 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.5Austria-Slovenia border region · 9218 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.83 km NNE of Vransko, Slovenia · 9218 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.52 km W of Kotlje, Slovenia · 9219 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.62 km SSW of Aibl, Austria · 9226 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.83 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9232 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ajsr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.