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M1.7 earthquake 9 km SSE of Ferlach, Austria

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Ferlach, Austria on Wed, Jan 23, 2002, 10:05 PM GMT+1 (21:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 4 km SSW of Moggio di Sotto, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-01-23 21:05:58 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.454° N, 14.362° E
Region
Austria
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
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km NW of Tolmin, Slovenia · 9018 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.84 km E of Šentrupert, Slovenia · 9015 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.24 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 9013 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.56 km NNW of Sol?ava, Slovenia · 9011 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.82 km NE of Šentrupert, Slovenia · 9008 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.76 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9007 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.52 km NW of Ravne, Slovenia · 9005 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.12 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 8999 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.82 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8998 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.82 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8998 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.64 km ENE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8998 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.54 km ESE of Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia · 8997 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.67 km E of Zuglio, Italy · 8996 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.74 km SSW of Moggio di Sotto, Italy · 8996 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.47 km S of Paularo, Italy · 8996 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.95 km ESE of Zuglio, Italy · 8996 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.94 km SE of Zuglio, Italy · 8996 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.12 km N of Amaro, Italy · 8996 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.84 km NNW of Rade?e, Slovenia · 8993 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.23 km ESE of Zuglio, Italy · 8993 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.74 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 8990 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.65 km WSW of Mislinja, Slovenia · 8989 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 3.02 km ESE of Amaro, Italy · 8988 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.22 km SW of Kobarid, Slovenia · 8988 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.11 km NNW of Amaro, Italy · 8987 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.63 km ENE of Šentrupert, Slovenia · 8985 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 3.13 km ENE of Amaro, Italy · 8985 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.72 km NW of Ravne, Slovenia · 8985 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.26 km ENE of Ribnica, Slovenia · 8984 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.7Austria-Slovenia border region · 8983 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.64 km N of Velenje, Slovenia · 8980 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.13 km E of Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia · 8979 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.74 km NE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8977 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.71 km ESE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8977 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.65 km SSE of Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu, Slovenia · 8976 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.73 km SSW of Ig, Slovenia · 8967 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.93 km WSW of Vrhnika, Slovenia · 8967 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.91 km SSW of Ravne, Slovenia · 8962 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.04 km ENE of Trebnje, Slovenia · 8961 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.81 km SE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8961 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.05 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 8961 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.712 km SW of Mojstrana, Slovenia · 9019 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.82 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9024 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.910 km ENE of Bovec, Slovenia · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.94 km SE of Morav?e, Slovenia · 9031 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.51 km NNE of Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia · 9034 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.22 km E of Žiri, Slovenia · 9034 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.03 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.14 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.83 km W of Šmarje pri Jelšah, Slovenia · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.65 km WSW of Škofja Loka, Slovenia · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.86 km SSE of Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.91 km N of Pulfero, Italy · 9042 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.12 km W of Medvode, Slovenia · 9047 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away

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