M2.1 earthquake 1 km WNW of Baumkirchen, Austria
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Baumkirchen, Austria on Tue, Mar 27, 2001, 10:18 PM GMT+2 (20:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km NW of Völs, Austria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-03-27 20:18:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.304° N, 11.541° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.63 km NW of Völs, Austria · 9276 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.61 km N of Brixen im Thale, Austria · 9272 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ac3p. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.