Austria earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5 km NE of Salla, Austria

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Salla, Austria on Wed, Oct 22, 2003, 3:36 PM GMT+2 (13:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km ENE of Otterthal, 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
2003-10-22 13:36:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.138° N, 15.015° 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 usp000cb0h. 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
97°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.31 km SE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8380 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.13 km SSE of Bleiburg/Pliberk, Austria · 8374 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.67 km WSW of Gornji Grad, Slovenia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.02 km SSW of Aibl, Austria · 8362 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.92 km ENE of Otterthal, Austria · 8338 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.52 km N of Kirchberg am Wechsel, Austria · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.14 km S of Diex, Austria · 8383 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.33 km NNE of Muta, Slovenia · 8388 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.9Austria-Italy-Slovenia border region · 8390 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.92 km NNE of Velenje, Slovenia · 8394 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.73 km NW of Mežica, Slovenia · 8396 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.23 km N of Mönichkirchen, Austria · 8401 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.93 km S of Velenje, Slovenia · 8402 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.93 km SW of Kainach bei Voitsberg, Austria · 8405 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.60 km E of Eberstein, Austria · 8405 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.81 km NNE of Šoštanj, Slovenia · 8407 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cb0h. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.