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M2.5 earthquake 0 km SSE of Otterthal, Austria

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 0 km SSE of Otterthal, Austria on Fri, May 28, 2004, 10:50 PM GMT+2 (20:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km NNW of Lackenbach, Austria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-28 20:50:19 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.610° N, 15.938° 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 Reichenau.

From the USGS event page for usp000cwg2. 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
166°
Stations used
5

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Austria · 8161 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.12 km S of Pirching am Traubenberg, Austria · 8155 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.99 km E of Bük, Hungary · 8136 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.05 km WSW of Répcelak, Hungary · 8135 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.21 km NNW of Lackenbach, Austria · 8132 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.22 km SE of Schwarzenbach, Austria · 8132 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km ESE of Loich, Austria · 8164 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.14 km SE of Beled, Hungary · 8167 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.72 km S of Oberaich, Austria · 8172 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.41 km SSW of Oberaich, Austria · 8172 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.4Austria · 8172 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.40 km SW of Utschtal, Austria · 8172 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cwg2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.