Slovenia earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km NW of Kanal, Slovenia

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Kanal, Slovenia on Fri, Sep 21, 2001, 12:24 AM GMT+2 (22:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 Austria-Slovenia border region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-09-20 22:24:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.104° N, 13.623° E
Region
Slovenia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.09 km NE of Claut, Italy · 9139 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.84 km NE of San Floriano del Collio, Italy · 9138 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.54 km WNW of Kobarid, Slovenia · 9134 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.00 km NW of Lauco, Italy · 9133 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.35 km NNE of Claut, Italy · 9132 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.24 km SSW of Rakek, Slovenia · 9132 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.85 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 9131 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.93 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9126 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.810 km SSW of Duino, Italy · 9122 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.75 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9121 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.611 km NNE of Tolmin, Slovenia · 9119 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.69 km N of Tolmin, Slovenia · 9117 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.74 km NNW of Cerkno, Slovenia · 9112 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.13 km NE of Vnanje Gorice, Slovenia · 9108 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.76 km SE of Ferlach, Austria · 9098 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.05 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9096 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.92 km SW of Ferlach, Austria · 9095 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.04 km W of Dogna, Italy · 9094 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.910 km E of Tolmin, Slovenia · 9094 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.63 km W of Škofja Loka, Slovenia · 9092 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.68 km S of Sankt Margareten im Rosental, Austria · 9090 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.77 km SSE of Sankt Margareten im Rosental, Austria · 9090 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.58 km SE of Ferlach, Austria · 9089 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.29 km NNE of Trži?, Slovenia · 9089 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.910 km SSW of Sankt Margareten im Rosental, Austria · 9088 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.210 km NW of Zgornje Jezersko, Slovenia · 9088 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 3.6Austria-Slovenia border region · 9087 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.19 km SSE of Ferlach, Austria · 9087 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.96 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9144 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.85 km SE of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 9146 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.82 km SE of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 9146 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.01 km N of Neu-Feffernitz, Austria · 9155 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.75 km E of Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia · 9156 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.33 km SSE of Villa Santina, Italy · 9166 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.27 km NNE of Claut, Italy · 9167 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.63 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9172 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aphb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.