M2.3 earthquake 3 km SSW of Oberau, Austria
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Oberau, Austria on Thu, Dec 27, 2001, 2:50 PM GMT+1 (13:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-27 13:50:28 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.414° N, 12.024° 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
- 16
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.85 km SE of Alpbach, Austria · 9043 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.73 km SSW of Alpbach, Austria · 9023 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.63 km NW of Mühlau, Austria · 9010 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.14 km NNW of Hötting, Austria · 9010 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000avc8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC.