Austria earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 2 km WNW of Elbigenalp, Austria

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Elbigenalp, Austria on Wed, Nov 21, 2001, 4:42 AM GMT+1 (03:42 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km SW of Tubre, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-11-21 03:42:08 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.300° N, 10.400° 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.

Stations used
52

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.311 km N of Isolaccia, Italy · 9078 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.35 km NNE of Warth, Austria · 9077 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.89 km E of Ellbögen, Austria · 9073 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.75 km NE of Isolaccia, Italy · 9069 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.46 km S of Erlenmoos, Germany · 9059 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.13 km NNW of San Nicolò, Italy · 9058 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.011 km WSW of Tubre, Italy · 9058 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.26 km SSW of Tubre, Italy · 9055 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.75 km NNW of Racines, Italy · 9054 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.52 km NE of Gnadenwald, Austria · 9049 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.12 km NE of Bergatreute, Germany · 9046 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.66 km SW of Tubre, Italy · 9023 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km SSE of Gries im Sellrain, Austria · 9082 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.61 km SSE of Jerzens, Austria · 9084 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.86 km S of Gries im Sellrain, Austria · 9096 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.512 km N of Isolaccia, Italy · 9097 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.76 km N of Grins, Austria · 9101 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.23 km SSE of Warth, Austria · 9103 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.3Austria · 9103 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.27 km E of Scuol, Switzerland · 9105 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000at82. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.