Austria earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km SSE of Warth, Austria

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Warth, Austria on Wed, Jan 29, 2003, 4:18 PM GMT+1 (15:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km ESE of Lech, Austria. This one was a foreshock.

Bludenz forecastMore in Austria

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-01-29 15:18:14 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.225° N, 10.205° 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 usp000bphv. 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
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.73 km E of Lech, Austria · 8649 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.71 km NE of Lech, Austria · 8649 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.76 km SW of Tubre, Italy · 8646 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.55 km W of St Anton am Arlberg, Austria · 8640 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.04 km ESE of Lech, Austria · 8629 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.212 km N of Isolaccia, Italy · 8621 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.30 km N of Cepina, Italy · 8620 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.92 km NNE of Meiern, Italy · 8615 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.06 km SE of Gries im Sellrain, Austria · 8607 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.45 km N of Flirsch, Austria · 8604 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.03 km N of Absam, Austria · 8603 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.33 km W of Lech, Austria · 8649 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.75 km SE of Hirschegg, Austria · 8649 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.11 km ESE of Stelvio, Italy · 8675 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

Earthquakes todayAustria earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bphv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.