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M2.9 earthquake 5 km WNW of Imst, Austria

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Imst, Austria on Fri, Jun 8, 2001, 10:45 PM GMT+2 (20:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 3 km NNE of Rifiano, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-06-08 20:45:30 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.272° N, 10.676° E
Region
Austria
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (IV) at Imst.

From the USGS event page for usp000ag9f. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km W of Mittenwald, Germany · 9233 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.12 km WSW of Elbigenalp, Austria · 9232 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.89 km E of Davos, Switzerland · 9232 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.73 km NNE of Rifiano, Italy · 9207 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.14 km S of Moso in Passiria, Italy · 9207 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.25 km SSW of Moso in Passiria, Italy · 9207 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.27 km SSW of Moso in Passiria, Italy · 9207 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.67 km WNW of Moso in Passiria, Italy · 9207 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.67 km SW of Moso in Passiria, Italy · 9200 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.41 km E of Weerberg, Austria · 9195 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.88 km W of Zuoz, Switzerland · 9194 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.71 km S of Fiecht, Austria · 9192 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.811 km WNW of Valle Aurina - Ahrntal, Italy · 9192 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.713 km WSW of Tubre, Italy · 9191 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.86 km N of Selva dei Molini, Italy · 9187 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.02 km SE of Scuol, Switzerland · 9187 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.19 km SSW of Scuol, Switzerland · 9187 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.49 km NNW of Samedan, Switzerland · 9252 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.83 km N of Wildhaus, Switzerland · 9258 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.63 km NW of Völs, Austria · 9276 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ag9f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.