Austria earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km S of Faak am See, Austria

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km S of Faak am See, Austria on Sun, Dec 14, 2003, 2:58 PM GMT+1 (13:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km WNW of Pontebba, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-14 13:58:32 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.524° N, 13.916° E
Region
Austria
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (III) at Villach.

From the USGS event page for usp000cf8r. 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
46°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.35 km W of Cerkno, Slovenia · 8326 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.42 km ENE of Zgornje Pirni?e, Slovenia · 8320 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.03 km SSW of Vodice, Slovenia · 8320 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.19 km ESE of Bovec, Slovenia · 8311 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.63 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8311 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.97 km SSE of Bohinjska Bistrica, Slovenia · 8310 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.92 km SW of Finkenstein am Faaker See, Austria · 8309 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.52 km ESE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8302 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.94 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8298 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.06 km WNW of Pontebba, Italy · 8290 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.87 km NE of Solkan, Slovenia · 8288 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.82 km ENE of Lusevera, Italy · 8285 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.50 km NE of Frisanco, Italy · 8278 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.94 km NNE of Forni di Sotto, Italy · 8273 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.69 km SE of Ferlach, Austria · 8273 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.91 km SE of Osoppo, Italy · 8272 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.63 km ESE of Žiri, Slovenia · 8270 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.60 km N of Venzone, Italy · 8269 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.19 km ENE of Pivka, Slovenia · 8329 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.02 km WSW of Treppo Grande, Italy · 8338 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.31 km SSW of Pivka, Slovenia · 8341 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.58 km WSW of Postojna, Slovenia · 8343 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.25 km NW of Litija, Slovenia · 8344 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.83 km NW of Taipana, Italy · 8347 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.40 km NE of Taipana, Italy · 8351 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.40 km NW of Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia · 8351 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.72 km S of Meduno, Italy · 8354 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.64 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8354 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.90 km SSW of Spittal an der Drau, Austria · 8359 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cf8r. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.