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M 3.6 earthquake – 2 km ENE of Unterwaltersdorf, Austria

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Local time: Oct 2, 2013 · 19:17 (UTC+2)

MinorShallow · 12 km Reviewed by a seismologist
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Magnitude
3.6moment magnitude (mwr)
Depth
12 kmShallow earthquake
Epicenter
47.963, 16.44617 km from Baden
Energy released
3.8 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
Felt reports
4"Did You Feel It?" responses
Shaking intensity
4.2max. reported (CDI)
Aftershocks
0M2.5+ within 30 km
Significance
201USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here

An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Sep 20, 2013.

How strong was it?

Minor earthquake. It released 3.8 tons of TNT, 126 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.

Chile 1960 M 9.5
Japan 2011 M 9.1
San Francisco 1906 M 7.9
Turkey 2023 M 7.8
Haiti 2010 M 7.0
Northridge 1994 M 6.7
This earthquake M 3.6