Austria earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 0 km NNW of Höfen, Austria

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 0 km NNW of Höfen, Austria on Sun, Feb 29, 2004, 3:14 PM GMT+1 (14:14 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km NW of Weißensberg, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-02-29 14:14:00 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.470° N, 10.681° 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 usp000cnra. 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.

Station coverage gap
96°
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.60 km S of Roppen, Austria · 8233 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.94 km SSE of Biberwier, Austria · 8225 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.62 km N of Waltenhofen, Germany · 8220 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.41 km SE of Haag (Rheintal), Switzerland · 8212 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.91 km SW of Neustift im Stubaital, Austria · 8210 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.62 km ESE of Brandenberg, Austria · 8210 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.13 km NW of Weißensberg, Germany · 8204 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.93 km SSW of Lasa, Italy · 8265 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.54 km W of Schönwies, Austria · 8277 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.42 km SW of Fliess, Austria · 8277 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.44 km S of Schönwies, Austria · 8278 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.79 km N of Thaur, Austria · 8278 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.72 km SSE of Schönwies, Austria · 8282 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cnra. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.