Another earthquake shakes the Innsbruck area

An earthquake was felt in the Innsbruck area at 6:46 a.m. on Friday, ORF reported. Many residents felt the tremor, some strongly, and it lasted several seconds. No information was immediately available on its magnitude, epicentre or possible damage.

The tremor continues a recent series of earthquakes in Tyrol. Several clearly felt quakes have occurred in the region over the past two months, with magnitudes of 1.9 or higher.

The strongest so far measured magnitude 3.8 on September 26, shortly before 10 a.m. On Wednesday night, a magnitude 3.7 earthquake was recorded in the Hall-Innsbruck area, followed a few minutes later by a weaker aftershock.