Austria earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake Austria

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in Austria on Sat, Apr 24, 2004, 9:53 PM GMT+2 (19:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 3 km NW of St. Martin of Tennengebirge, Austria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-04-24 19:53:50 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.825° N, 14.332° 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 usp000ctat. 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
146°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.01 km NE of Oberalm, Austria · 8181 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.11 km W of Altaussee, Austria · 8174 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.40 km SW of Utschtal, Austria · 8172 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.4Austria · 8172 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.41 km SSW of Oberaich, Austria · 8172 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.72 km S of Oberaich, Austria · 8172 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.75 km E of Hall bei Admont, Austria · 8164 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.34 km ESE of Loich, Austria · 8164 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.1Austria · 8160 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.11 km SE of Scheffau am Tennengebirge, Austria · 8159 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.10 km ESE of Obergäu, Austria · 8158 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.51 km ENE of Golling an der Salzach, Austria · 8153 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.93 km NW of St. Martin of Tennengebirge, Austria · 8142 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.03 km W of Golling an der Salzach, Austria · 8203 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.21 km W of Kuchl, Austria · 8203 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.7Czech Republic-Austria border region · 8215 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.74 km NNW of Wald am Schoberpaß, Austria · 8216 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.88 km NE of Wildalpen, Austria · 8224 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ctat. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.