M1.7 earthquake 3 km SSW of Alpbach, Austria
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Alpbach, Austria on Fri, Jan 18, 2002, 1:10 PM GMT+1 (12:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 4 km ENE of Reith bei Seefeld, Austria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-18 12:10:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.372° N, 11.932° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.63 km NW of Mühlau, Austria · 9009 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.14 km NNW of Hötting, Austria · 9009 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.54 km ENE of Reith bei Seefeld, Austria · 8982 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.57 km SE of Fendels, Austria · 8981 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.12 km NNE of Leutasch, Austria · 8975 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000awq5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC.