Slovenia earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km ESE of Šmarjeta, Slovenia

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Šmarjeta, Slovenia on Thu, Mar 15, 2001, 4:37 PM GMT+1 (15:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km NE of Šmarje pri Jelšah, Slovenia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-03-15 15:37:39 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.870° N, 15.282° 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.02 km NE of Šmarje pri Jelšah, Slovenia · 9332 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.93 km NE of Šmarje pri Jelšah, Slovenia · 9332 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.54 km SW of Medvode, Slovenia · 9329 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.92 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 9323 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.82 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9322 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.24 km SSE of Ivanec, Croatia · 9320 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.69 km E of Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia · 9311 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.43 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9304 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.74 km NW of Litija, Slovenia · 9303 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.65 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 9303 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.86 km SSE of Novi Vinodolski, Croatia · 9301 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.66 km S of Morav?e, Slovenia · 9295 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.43 km S of Aibl, Austria · 9294 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.211 km NNW of Glina, Croatia · 9294 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.04 km SW of Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia · 9294 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.44 km SSW of Aibl, Austria · 9293 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.72 km NE of Donja Zden?ina, Croatia · 9292 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.76 km NNE of Fužine, Croatia · 9290 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.92 km WSW of Horjul, Slovenia · 9285 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.01 km NNE of Laško, Slovenia · 9285 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.83 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9281 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.72 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9281 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.92 km ESE of Šentrupert, Slovenia · 9278 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.42 km SE of Škofja Loka, Slovenia · 9278 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.11 km NNW of Radlje ob Dravi, Slovenia · 9277 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.93 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 9276 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.87 km ENE of Ko?evje, Slovenia · 9274 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.96 km SSW of Morav?e, Slovenia · 9334 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.18 km W of Jastrebarsko, Croatia · 9335 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.34 km SE of Lepoglava, Croatia · 9339 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.31 km NNW of Šentrupert, Slovenia · 9340 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.63 km S of Aibl, Austria · 9342 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.35 km N of Semi?, Slovenia · 9345 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.62 km NE of Trži?, Slovenia · 9350 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.03 km ENE of Radoboj, Croatia · 9355 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.14 km SSE of Gornja Bistra, Croatia · 9357 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.44 km S of Pivka, Slovenia · 9357 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

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