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M2.0 earthquake 3 km N of Absam, Austria

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km N of Absam, Austria on Sun, Mar 16, 2003, 7:51 AM GMT+1 (06:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km SSE of Kolsassberg, Austria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-16 06:51:09 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.325° N, 11.505° E
Region
Austria
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000bss4. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km ESE of Curon Venosta, Italy · 8586 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.64 km NE of Gramais, Austria · 8571 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.59 km WNW of Moso in Passiria, Italy · 8571 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.62 km W of Neustift im Stubaital, Austria · 8566 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.76 km NE of Sluderno, Italy · 8565 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.51 km NNE of Mutters, Austria · 8563 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.91 km SSE of Stummerberg, Austria · 8549 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.92 km NNE of Rohrberg, Austria · 8549 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.51 km NNW of Rohrberg, Austria · 8549 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.02 km SSE of Kolsassberg, Austria · 8545 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 2.45 km N of Flirsch, Austria · 8602 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.06 km SE of Gries im Sellrain, Austria · 8605 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.92 km NNE of Meiern, Italy · 8614 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.04 km ESE of Lech, Austria · 8628 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bss4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.