Earthquake in the Scheibbs area: Are we on shaky legs?

Earthquake in the Scheibbs area: Are we on shaky legs?

Scheibbs, Österreich - In the night of May 2, 2025, a noticeable Erdbieben in the area of ​​Scheibbs, Lower austria. The quake, which was registered locally at 1:47 a.m., reached a magnitude of 3.1 on the Richter scale and had a stove depth of around 7 kilometers. According to reports from the region, the event was clearly perceived by the population, but no damage to buildings is known, which is not to be expected in the event of such a strength.

For the emergency services and science, such quakes are important in order to monitor seismic activity in Austria. geosphere Austria offers comprehensive cards and lists that document all earthquakes of the past 14 days, including interesting details such as coordinates and sore times both in UTC (CEZ/MESZ). In the case of quakes that were felt by the population, these events on the cards are highlighted by a thick, colored border.

earthquake statistics worldwide

global earthquake statistics show that in the last 48 hours there were 3.065 earthquake with a strength of up to 5.4, including 10 quakes of the registered earthquake were 243 between Strength 3 and 4 and 716 between strength 2 and 3. This illustrates the active seismic situation on earth, even if the frequency of earthquakes in Austria cannot be compared to that in seismically more active regions such as Japan.

The statistics of the past 25 years show that there are an average of around 430,000 quakes worldwide, with only about 0.84 quake of 8 or higher strength. The increased number of experienced earthquakes is not always a sign of increasing seismic activity, but can also be attributed to improved measurement methods.

Location in Austria

In contrast to countries like Japan, where earthquakes are an everyday danger, Austria is relatively quiet in this regard. The Austrian Earth Bond Service XXX localizes all relevant quakes in the country and offers a detailed analysis of seismic activity. This data is of great importance for the security and planning of buildings and infrastructure.