M2.1 earthquake 3 km WNW of Vorderthiersee, Austria
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Vorderthiersee, Austria on Wed, Mar 24, 2004, 3:52 AM GMT+1 (02:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 1 km WSW of Fügenberg, Austria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-03-24 02:52:46 UTC
- Depth
- 4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.590° N, 12.054° 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 usp000cqre. 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
- 82°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.94 km SSE of Biberwier, Austria · 8226 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.91 km SW of Neustift im Stubaital, Austria · 8211 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.62 km ESE of Brandenberg, Austria · 8211 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.21 km W of Kuchl, Austria · 8204 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.03 km W of Golling an der Salzach, Austria · 8204 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.01 km NE of Oberalm, Austria · 8183 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.33 km S of Nassereith, Austria · 8171 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.23 km WSW of Kapfing, Austria · 8171 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.15 km S of Gallzein, Austria · 8171 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.51 km WSW of Fügenberg, Austria · 8171 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cqre. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.