However, only 79 earthquakes were so violent that people felt them. “Tectonic activity is subject to natural fluctuations. Phases with more earthquakes alternate with calmer periods,” said Rita Meurers, ZAMG seismologist. The strongest earthquake occurred on February 25 in Salzburg’s Pongau. According to ZAMG, earthquakes with a magnitude of 3.4 were registered. Slight damage was caused by the two strong earthquakes near Gramastetten in the Mühlviertel. Most of the earthquakes this year were felt in Lower Austria: Specifically, there were 25. Tyrol followed with 19 and Upper Austria with 14 earthquakes.
According to Meurers, the main reason for the increase in the number of earthquakes registered is “two exceptional series of earthquakes”. “In the Wiener Neustadt area, Lower Austria, 650 tremors were recorded from January to March, and in St. Johann im Pongau, Salzburg, 362 tremors were localized in February and March.”
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