M2.1 earthquake 3 km NNE of Werfenweng, Austria
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Werfenweng, Austria on Wed, Oct 17, 2001, 1:50 PM GMT+2 (11:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 0 km E of Aigen im Ennstal, Austria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-17 11:50:01 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.490° N, 13.272° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.93 km SSE of Anras, Austria · 9105 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.17 km NNE of Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer, Austria · 9105 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.70 km E of Aigen im Ennstal, Austria · 9092 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.34 km E of Aigen im Ennstal, Austria · 9092 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.33 km SSW of Weißenbach bei Liezen, Austria · 9092 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.94 km SW of Selzthal, Austria · 9091 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ar3x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.