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M2.3 earthquake 3 km S of Aibl, Austria

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km S of Aibl, Austria on Thu, Mar 6, 2003, 1:10 PM GMT+1 (12:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km W of Oroslavje, Croatia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-06 12:10:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.649° N, 15.220° 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 usp000bs2h. 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
142°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km ENE of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 8605 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.96 km E of Morav?e, Slovenia · 8600 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.76 km SW of Medvode, Slovenia · 8598 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.02 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.84 km SW of Radovljica, Slovenia · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.03 km NW of Litija, Slovenia · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.81 km NNE of Krapina, Croatia · 8593 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.92 km S of Oplotnica, Slovenia · 8591 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.10 km N of Šempeter v Savinj. Dolini, Slovenia · 8588 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.84 km SW of Morav?e, Slovenia · 8585 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.64 km S of Zgornje Gorje, Slovenia · 8581 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.34 km W of Wundschuh, Austria · 8580 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.92 km E of Pregrada, Croatia · 8575 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.83 km SW of Žužemberk, Slovenia · 8573 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.74 km SW of Pregrada, Croatia · 8572 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.92 km SSE of Rogatec, Slovenia · 8568 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.63 km ESE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.72 km NE of Pod?etrtek, Slovenia · 8566 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.45 km W of Oroslavje, Croatia · 8565 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.81 km E of Radoboj, Croatia · 8556 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.23 km NNE of Zgornje Pirni?e, Slovenia · 8554 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km SSE of Eisenerz, Austria · 8611 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.54 km SE of Rade?e, Slovenia · 8612 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.44 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8619 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.77 km SW of Krapina, Croatia · 8619 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.15 km WNW of Ivan?na Gorica, Slovenia · 8623 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.60 km SSE of Dragomer, Slovenia · 8624 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.62 km WNW of Krško, Slovenia · 8625 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.11 km N of Komenda, Slovenia · 8628 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.52 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8631 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.94 km ENE of Radoboj, Croatia · 8632 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.83 km ESE of Trebnje, Slovenia · 8633 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.01 km ESE of Šentrupert, Slovenia · 8634 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.11 km ESE of Radoboj, Croatia · 8634 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.40 km SSW of Feistritz ob Bleiburg, Austria · 8638 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.93 km E of ?rna na Koroškem, Slovenia · 8638 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.73 km WNW of Krško, Slovenia · 8639 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.03 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 8640 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bs2h. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.