M3.5 earthquake 6 km ENE of Gmünd, Austria
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Gmünd, Austria on Tue, Aug 26, 2003, 2:53 AM GMT+2 (00:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km ENE of Tramonti di Sopra, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-26 00:53:55 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.931° N, 13.603° E
- Region
- Austria
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Gmund.
From the USGS event page for usp000c5y2. 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
- 49°
- Stations used
- 72
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.53 km S of Rennweg am Katschberg, Austria · 8438 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.38 km ENE of Gmünd, Austria · 8438 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.45 km NE of Gmünd, Austria · 8437 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.25 km ENE of Tramonti di Sopra, Italy · 8435 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.06 km E of Tramonti di Sopra, Italy · 8434 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.70 km NW of Hetzendorf, Austria · 8433 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.31 km SE of Sankt Peter ob Judenburg, Austria · 8433 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.14 km SE of Sauris di Sotto, Italy · 8432 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.36 km NW of Tramonti di Sopra, Italy · 8431 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.50 km SW of Bordano, Italy · 8429 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.27 km E of Kobarid, Slovenia · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.28 km SW of Bad Aussee, Austria · 8415 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.74 km NW of Moggio Udinese, Italy · 8413 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.44 km NNW of Niederwölz, Austria · 8413 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.93 km NW of Niederwölz, Austria · 8413 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.04 km SW of Sutrio, Italy · 8406 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.60 km E of Eberstein, Austria · 8404 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.50 km NNE of Sankt Martin bei Lofer, Austria · 8399 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.9Austria-Italy-Slovenia border region · 8388 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.14 km S of Diex, Austria · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 3.75 km S of Rennweg am Katschberg, Austria · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.64 km ENE of Venzone, Italy · 8440 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.12 km SE of Forni di Sopra, Italy · 8442 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.45 km NE of Zgornje Jezersko, Slovenia · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.85 km NW of Tramonti di Sopra, Italy · 8449 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.86 km ESE of Kanal, Slovenia · 8451 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.95 km S of Obergäu, Austria · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.59 km ESE of Bovec, Slovenia · 8454 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.21 km ENE of Pulfero, Italy · 8462 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.97 km N of Forni di Sopra, Italy · 8462 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.710 km SSE of Rennweg am Katschberg, Austria · 8466 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c5y2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.