M2.9 earthquake 1 km SSE of Stummerberg, Austria
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Stummerberg, Austria on Thu, May 8, 2003, 5:17 AM GMT+2 (03:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km SSE of Kolsassberg, Austria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-05-08 03:17:15 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.269° N, 11.927° 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 Jenbach.
From the USGS event page for usp000bwtr. 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
- 50°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.92 km NNE of Rohrberg, Austria · 8549 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.51 km NNW of Rohrberg, Austria · 8549 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.02 km SSE of Kolsassberg, Austria · 8545 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.73 km S of Viehhofen, Austria · 8539 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.40 km SW of Aldrans, Austria · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.04 km SW of Innervillgraten, Austria · 8495 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.46 km SSE of Sesto, Italy · 8489 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwtr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.