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M2.1 earthquake 2 km SSE of Sittersdorf, Austria

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Sittersdorf, Austria on Fri, Aug 23, 2002, 3:03 AM GMT+2 (01:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 5 km SW of Kranjska Gora, 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
2002-08-23 01:03:58 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.524° N, 14.617° 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
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Austria-Slovenia border region · 8801 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.310 km WNW of Zgornje Jezersko, Slovenia · 8796 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.14 km W of Untere Fellach, Austria · 8796 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.59 km S of Sankt Margareten im Rosental, Austria · 8796 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.93 km NNW of Radlje ob Dravi, Slovenia · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.00 km ENE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8787 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.05 km NNE of Sol?ava, Slovenia · 8787 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.86 km NNE of Litija, Slovenia · 8785 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.40 km SSW of Pivka, Slovenia · 8784 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.60 km E of Ravne, Slovenia · 8782 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.96 km SE of Dol pri Ljubljani, Slovenia · 8781 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.62 km N of Dürnstein in der Steiermark, Austria · 8781 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.77 km ENE of Mokronog, Slovenia · 8780 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.73 km ENE of Šoštanj, Slovenia · 8780 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.11 km NE of Kanal, Slovenia · 8778 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.94 km NNE of Velenje, Slovenia · 8778 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.4Austria-Italy-Slovenia border region · 8773 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.43 km E of ?rna na Koroškem, Slovenia · 8772 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.23 km NW of Radlje ob Dravi, Slovenia · 8771 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.60 km WSW of Preserje pri Radomljah, Slovenia · 8770 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 4.35 km SW of Kranjska Gora, Slovenia · 8769 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 3.05 km E of Bovec, Slovenia · 8769 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.16 km ESE of Bovec, Slovenia · 8769 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.44 km ESE of Bovec, Slovenia · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.33 km NE of Kobarid, Slovenia · 8767 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.63 km NNW of Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia · 8766 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.88 km E of Gorenja Vas, Slovenia · 8764 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 3.03 km NE of Kobarid, Slovenia · 8760 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.83 km E of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 8758 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.53 km SW of Aibl, Austria · 8758 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.81 km NNW of Notranje Gorice, Slovenia · 8748 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 3.01 km SE of Dragomer, Slovenia · 8748 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.81 km ESE of Dragomer, Slovenia · 8748 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.10 km SW of Brezovica pri Ljubljani, Slovenia · 8748 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 3.74 km SSE of Vnanje Gorice, Slovenia · 8748 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.14 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8747 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km SE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8808 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.52 km SE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8808 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.02 km NNW of Radlje ob Dravi, Slovenia · 8809 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.62 km SE of Faak am See, Austria · 8811 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.02 km ESE of Faak am See, Austria · 8811 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.81 km ESE of Zgornje Bitnje, Slovenia · 8811 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.23 km NNW of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 8813 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.93 km ENE of Mislinja, Slovenia · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.91 km SSW of Lavrica, Slovenia · 8815 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.73 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8825 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.15 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8825 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.74 km S of Lu?e, Slovenia · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.63 km NE of Velenje, Slovenia · 8830 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.62 km N of Novo Mesto, Slovenia · 8834 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.42 km WNW of Aibl, Austria · 8834 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.72 km W of Mislinja, Slovenia · 8835 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.63 km E of Ravne, Slovenia · 8836 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.96 km S of Sittersdorf, Austria · 8836 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away

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