M2.6 earthquake 0 km S of Roppen, Austria
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 0 km S of Roppen, Austria on Sat, Mar 20, 2004, 12:39 PM GMT+1 (11:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km NW of Weißensberg, Germany. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-03-20 11:39:15 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.211° N, 10.816° E
- Region
- Austria
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Imst.
From the USGS event page for usp000cqey. 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
- 73°
- Stations used
- 21
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
- 2.94 km SSE of Biberwier, Austria · 8225 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.62 km N of Waltenhofen, Germany · 8220 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.41 km SE of Haag (Rheintal), Switzerland · 8211 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.91 km SW of Neustift im Stubaital, Austria · 8210 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.62 km ESE of Brandenberg, Austria · 8210 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.13 km NW of Weißensberg, Germany · 8204 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.312 km N of Isolaccia, Italy · 8195 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cqey. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC.