M2.6 earthquake 3 km NW of Völs, Austria
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Völs, Austria on Thu, May 10, 2001, 1:15 AM GMT+2 (23:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km WNW of Imst, Austria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-09 23:15:55 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.269° N, 11.304° 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
- 31
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aeq4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.