M4.7 earthquake 3 km WNW of Niederwölz, Austria
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Niederwölz, Austria on Mon, Jul 21, 2003, 3:15 PM GMT+2 (13:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-07-21 13:15:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.161° N, 14.333° E
- Region
- Austria
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (VI) at Murau.
From the USGS event page for usp000c30m. 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
- 17°
- Stations used
- 204
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.41 km S of Sankt Lorenzen bei Scheifling, Austria · 8477 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.410 km WSW of Kranjska Gora, Slovenia · 8476 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.710 km SSE of Rennweg am Katschberg, Austria · 8468 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.21 km W of Sankt Marein im Mürztal, Austria · 8454 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.95 km S of Obergäu, Austria · 8454 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.45 km NE of Zgornje Jezersko, Slovenia · 8450 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.75 km S of Rennweg am Katschberg, Austria · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.56 km ENE of Gmünd, Austria · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.53 km S of Rennweg am Katschberg, Austria · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.38 km ENE of Gmünd, Austria · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.45 km NE of Gmünd, Austria · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.70 km NW of Hetzendorf, Austria · 8436 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.31 km SE of Sankt Peter ob Judenburg, Austria · 8436 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.20 km NW of Mežica, Slovenia · 8432 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.81 km NNW of Mežica, Slovenia · 8430 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.28 km SW of Bad Aussee, Austria · 8417 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c30m. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.