M1.5 earthquake 2 km NE of Gnadenwald, Austria
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Gnadenwald, Austria on Sun, Dec 23, 2001, 3:06 AM GMT+1 (02:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 3 km SSW of Oberau, Austria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-23 02:06:02 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.335° N, 11.593° 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
- 5
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.33 km SSW of Oberau, Austria · 9045 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.85 km SE of Alpbach, Austria · 9043 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.73 km SSW of Alpbach, Austria · 9023 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.25 km WNW of Santa Valburga, Italy · 9016 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.15 km S of Castelbello-Ciardes - Kastelbell-Tschars, Italy · 9016 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.63 km NW of Mühlau, Austria · 9009 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.14 km NNW of Hötting, Austria · 9009 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000av3b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.