Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.5 just reported 76 km southwest of Vienna, Austria

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.5 quake in Austria near Vienna, only 4 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Friday, July 24th, 2026, at 1:59 am local time at a very shallow depth of 2.70 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 4.6 earthquake.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. Moderate shaking probably occurred in Muerzzuschlag (pop. 6,000) located 10 km from the epicenter, and Gloggnitz (pop. 4,700) 11 km away.Weak shaking might have been felt in Wiener Neustadt (pop. 44,800) located 37 km from the epicenter, Baden (pop. 26,300) 52 km away, Moedling (pop. 20,600) 61 km away, Sankt Pölten (pop. 21,900) 63 km away, Perchtoldsdorf (pop. 15,000) 63 km away, Sankt Poelten (pop. 21,900) 64 km away, Graz (pop. 303,300) 69 km away, and Vienna (pop. 1,691,500) 76 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 24, 2026 01:59 am (GMT +2) local time (23 Jul 2026 23:59 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Depth: 2.70 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 47.64°N / 15.8°E (Niederoesterreich, Austria)Primary data source: EMSC