Slovenia earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 5 km W of Muta, Slovenia

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 5 km W of Muta, Slovenia on Sat, Jun 1, 2002, 8:22 PM GMT+2 (18:22 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-06-01 18:22:12 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.612° N, 15.096° E
Region
Slovenia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Muta, Slovenj Gradec and Vuzencia. Felt (III) at Arnfels, Austria.

From the USGS event page for usp000b5bx. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km NE of Žiri, Slovenia · 8889 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.01 km SE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8885 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.83 km S of Žetale, Slovenia · 8883 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.12 km ESE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8880 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.24 km NNE of Muta, Slovenia · 8880 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.92 km ENE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8879 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.82 km NNW of Ravne, Slovenia · 8877 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.01 km SSW of Verd, Slovenia · 8876 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.83 km SW of Pregrada, Croatia · 8864 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.82 km S of Aibl, Austria · 8862 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.35 km NNW of Bistrica pri Trži?u, Slovenia · 8858 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.71 km SW of Moravske Toplice, Slovenia · 8857 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.87 km NE of Zgornje Jezersko, Slovenia · 8856 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.92 km NNW of Velenje, Slovenia · 8852 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.23 km NW of Radlje ob Dravi, Slovenia · 8850 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.24 km NNW of Radoboj, Croatia · 8850 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.72 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 8848 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.12 km SSE of Škocjan, Slovenia · 8845 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.25 km S of Klanjec, Croatia · 8841 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.60 km WNW of Ravne, Slovenia · 8840 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.96 km S of Sittersdorf, Austria · 8835 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.63 km E of Ravne, Slovenia · 8835 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.72 km W of Mislinja, Slovenia · 8835 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.42 km WNW of Aibl, Austria · 8834 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.62 km N of Novo Mesto, Slovenia · 8834 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.63 km NE of Velenje, Slovenia · 8830 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km ENE of Velenje, Slovenia · 8893 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.94 km ESE of Grosuplje, Slovenia · 8898 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.75 km WSW of Mislinja, Slovenia · 8901 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.16 km ENE of Gorenja Vas, Slovenia · 8901 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.8Slovenia-Croatia border region · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.93 km ENE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8906 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.81 km SSW of Ravne, Slovenia · 8907 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.61 km NNE of Topolšica, Slovenia · 8911 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.20 km NW of Fohnsdorf, Austria · 8911 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.95 km SSE of Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu, Slovenia · 8912 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.85 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8916 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b5bx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.