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M3.0 earthquake 4 km ESE of Lech, Austria

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Lech, Austria on Tue, Feb 18, 2003, 8:42 AM GMT+1 (07:42 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-02-18 07:42:43 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.200° N, 10.200° 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 Warth.

From the USGS event page for usp000bqxm. 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.

Stations used
41

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.212 km N of Isolaccia, Italy · 8620 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.30 km N of Cepina, Italy · 8619 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.92 km NNE of Meiern, Italy · 8614 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.06 km SE of Gries im Sellrain, Austria · 8605 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.45 km N of Flirsch, Austria · 8602 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.03 km N of Absam, Austria · 8602 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.514 km ESE of Curon Venosta, Italy · 8586 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.012 km N of Isolaccia, Italy · 8575 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.64 km NE of Gramais, Austria · 8572 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.59 km WNW of Moso in Passiria, Italy · 8571 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.55 km W of St Anton am Arlberg, Austria · 8638 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.76 km SW of Tubre, Italy · 8645 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.71 km NE of Lech, Austria · 8647 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.73 km E of Lech, Austria · 8647 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.83 km SSE of Warth, Austria · 8647 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.33 km W of Lech, Austria · 8648 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.75 km SE of Hirschegg, Austria · 8648 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bqxm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC.