Slovenia earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km WSW of Mislinja, Slovenia

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Mislinja, Slovenia on Tue, May 21, 2002, 12:12 AM GMT+2 (22:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 2 km S of Aibl, Austria. 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
2002-05-20 22:12:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.429° N, 15.134° 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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km ESE of Grosuplje, Slovenia · 8899 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.94 km W of Kašina, Croatia · 8896 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.61 km ENE of Velenje, Slovenia · 8894 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.75 km W of Muta, Slovenia · 8890 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.23 km NE of Žiri, Slovenia · 8890 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.01 km SE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8886 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.83 km S of Žetale, Slovenia · 8885 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.45 km NNW of Breznica, Croatia · 8884 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.12 km ESE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8882 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.24 km NNE of Muta, Slovenia · 8882 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.92 km ENE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8880 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.82 km NNW of Ravne, Slovenia · 8879 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.01 km SSW of Verd, Slovenia · 8878 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.83 km SW of Pregrada, Croatia · 8865 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.82 km S of Aibl, Austria · 8864 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.35 km NNW of Bistrica pri Trži?u, Slovenia · 8859 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.71 km SW of Moravske Toplice, Slovenia · 8858 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.87 km NE of Zgornje Jezersko, Slovenia · 8858 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.92 km NNW of Velenje, Slovenia · 8853 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.23 km NW of Radlje ob Dravi, Slovenia · 8852 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.24 km NNW of Radoboj, Croatia · 8851 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.72 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 8850 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.12 km SSE of Škocjan, Slovenia · 8846 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.25 km S of Klanjec, Croatia · 8843 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.16 km ENE of Gorenja Vas, Slovenia · 8903 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.8Slovenia-Croatia border region · 8906 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.58 km W of Logatec, Slovenia · 8907 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.93 km ENE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8908 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.81 km SSW of Ravne, Slovenia · 8909 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.61 km NNE of Topolšica, Slovenia · 8912 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.20 km NW of Fohnsdorf, Austria · 8913 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.95 km SSE of Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu, Slovenia · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.85 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.04 km ENE of Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia · 8923 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.16 km SE of Gorenja Vas, Slovenia · 8925 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.35 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 8926 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.64 km ENE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8926 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 3.14 km ESE of Sankt Andrä, Austria · 8929 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.0Austria-Slovenia border region · 8929 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.84 km NNE of Sevnica, Slovenia · 8930 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.14 km NW of Radoboj, Croatia · 8931 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4pj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:56 AM UTC.