M2.5 earthquake 1 km E of Viktorsberg, Austria
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 1 km E of Viktorsberg, Austria on Sat, Aug 31, 2002, 3:26 AM GMT+2 (01:26 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 12 km N of Isolaccia, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-31 01:26:07 UTC
- Depth
- 3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.300° N, 9.700° 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.
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 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 usp000bays. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC.