M1.6 earthquake 1 km N of Brixen im Thale, Austria
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km N of Brixen im Thale, Austria on Sun, May 13, 2001, 11:12 PM GMT+2 (21:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 1 km NNW of St. Martin of Tennengebirge, Austria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-13 21:12:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.460° N, 12.249° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.26 km SSE of Scheffau am Tennengebirge, Austria · 9263 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.41 km NNW of St. Martin of Tennengebirge, Austria · 9233 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.97 km W of Mittenwald, Germany · 9232 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.02 km NNE of Werfenweng, Austria · 9227 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aewt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.