Small magnitude-2.6 earthquake reported 6 km southeast of Innsbruck, Austria

An earthquake of magnitude 2.6 occurred early on Wednesday morning, September 2nd, 2026, at 2:27 am local time near Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria, as reported by the RaspberryShake citizen-seismograph network.
According to preliminary data, the quake occurred at a very shallow depth of 9.20 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones because they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Sistrans (pop. 2,300), located 1 km from the epicenter; Aldrans (pop. 2,700), 2 km away; Rum (pop. 9,200), 5 km away; Innsbruck (pop. 132,500), 6 km away; Hall in Tirol (pop. 13,300), 6 km away; Muehlau (pop. 5,400), 7 km away; Absam (pop. 7,100), 7 km away; and Wattens (pop. 7,900), 11 km away. In Telfs (pop. 15,200, 31 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Sep 2, 2026 02:27 am (GMT +2) local time (2 Sep 2026 00:27 GMT)
Magnitude: 2.6
Hypocenter depth: 9.20 km
Epicenter coordinates: 47.24°N / 11.47°E (Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Tirol, Austria)
Primary data source: RaspberryShake
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