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M2.4 earthquake 5 km N of Flirsch, Austria

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km N of Flirsch, Austria on Sat, Mar 15, 2003, 6:24 PM GMT+1 (17:24 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-15 17:24:13 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.200° N, 10.400° 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 usp000bsqe. 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.

Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km N of Absam, Austria · 8602 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.514 km ESE of Curon Venosta, Italy · 8586 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.012 km N of Isolaccia, Italy · 8575 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.64 km NE of Gramais, Austria · 8571 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.59 km WNW of Moso in Passiria, Italy · 8571 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.62 km W of Neustift im Stubaital, Austria · 8566 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.76 km NE of Sluderno, Italy · 8565 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.51 km NNE of Mutters, Austria · 8563 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.34 km SW of Davos, Switzerland · 8554 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.02 km SSE of Kolsassberg, Austria · 8545 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.06 km SE of Gries im Sellrain, Austria · 8605 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.92 km NNE of Meiern, Italy · 8614 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.30 km N of Cepina, Italy · 8619 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.212 km N of Isolaccia, Italy · 8620 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.04 km ESE of Lech, Austria · 8628 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bsqe. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.