After Vinschgau, the earth shook slightly in Innsbruck too
The tremors near the Tyrolean capital had a magnitude of 2.1. Previously, an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 was measured in South Tyrol.
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Innsbruck – A light earthquake struck near Innsbruck late on Sunday evening at 6.42 p.m. The tremors reached a magnitude of 2.1 and were clearly felt by numerous people in the area around the Tyrolean capital. The Austrian Seismological Service of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) announced that there is no known damage to buildings and this is not to be expected at this level.
In the South Tyrolean Vinschgau, around six kilometers north of Schlanders, a slight earthquake had already struck late Sunday afternoon at 5.42 p.m. The tremors reached a magnitude of 2.9 and were evident within a radius of about 15 kilometers. According to ZAMG, no damage to buildings is known and is not to be expected at this level.
The earthquake service asked for the detection form on the homepage http://www.zamg.ac.at/bebenmeldung to be completed or to be sent in writing to Hohe Warte 38, 1190 Vienna. (APA, TT.com)