Slovenia earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9 km N of Tolmin, Slovenia

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km N of Tolmin, Slovenia on Sun, Jan 16, 2000, 11:30 AM GMT+1 (10:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km N of Manzano, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-01-16 10:30:08 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.271° N, 13.721° E
Region
Slovenia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71 km SE of Vodice, Slovenia · 9754 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.12 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 9752 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.23 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 9752 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.14 km W of Barcis, Italy · 9746 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.94 km SSE of Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia · 9741 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.11 km WSW of Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia · 9741 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.813 km SSW of Grado, Italy · 9741 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.21 km N of Manzano, Italy · 9740 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.76 km SSE of Bibione, Italy · 9734 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.02 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 9731 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.54 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 9730 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.94 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 9725 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.36 km NW of Dobrova, Slovenia · 9717 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.21 km W of Tabor, Slovenia · 9709 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.84 km NE of Cras, Italy · 9760 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.09 km E of Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia · 9761 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.0Austria-Italy-Slovenia border region · 9767 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.10 km SE of Danta, Italy · 9769 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.5Austria-Italy-Slovenia border region · 9770 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.65 km WNW of Dobrova, Slovenia · 9784 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009m7k. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.