M3.7 earthquake 2 km SW of Seebenstein, Austria
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Seebenstein, Austria on Wed, Jun 27, 2001, 2:17 AM GMT+2 (00:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 1 km NNW of Breitenau, Austria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-06-27 00:17:07 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.689° N, 16.122° 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
- 70
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.60 km S of Pitten, Austria · 9219 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.11 km NNW of Breitenau, Austria · 9215 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.62 km SSE of Puchberg am Schneeberg, Austria · 9204 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ahhy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.