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M2.3 earthquake 0 km NW of Grossgmain, Austria

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 0 km NW of Grossgmain, Austria on Thu, Oct 23, 2003, 10:19 AM GMT+2 (08:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km NW of Mariastein, Austria. 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
2003-10-23 08:19:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.728° N, 12.902° 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 usp000cb2j. 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
100°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km W of Falkenberg, Germany · 8379 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.07 km NW of Mariastein, Austria · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.92 km WSW of Breitenbach am Inn, Austria · 8374 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.76 km NE of Stummerberg, Austria · 8374 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.23 km SSW of Alpbach, Austria · 8373 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.65 km WNW of Brandenberg, Austria · 8372 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.54 km NW of Brandenberg, Austria · 8372 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.93 km WSW of Alpbach, Austria · 8370 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.83 km WSW of Alpbach, Austria · 8368 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.51 km SE of Brandenberg, Austria · 8359 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.71 km SW of Reith im Alpbachtal, Austria · 8355 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.14 km S of Alpbach, Austria · 8348 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.83 km W of St. Martin of Tennengebirge, Austria · 8347 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.94 km SE of Hinterglemm, Austria · 8325 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.50 km NNE of Sankt Martin bei Lofer, Austria · 8399 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cb2j. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.