M2.1 earthquake 3 km E of Altaussee, Austria
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km E of Altaussee, Austria on Sat, Jul 20, 2002, 4:35 AM GMT+2 (02:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 4 km ENE of Treglwang, 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
- 2002-07-20 02:35:58 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.641° N, 13.815° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.94 km SSW of Reichraming, Austria · 8823 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.72 km SE of Mühlbach am Hochkönig, Austria · 8809 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.14 km ENE of Treglwang, Austria · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.2Austria · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.25 km NE of Leogang, Austria · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.88 km N of Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer, Austria · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.76 km E of Lofer, Austria · 8787 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8ec. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.