Slovenia earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3 km SE of Bovec, Slovenia

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Bovec, Slovenia on Sat, Feb 22, 2003, 9:30 PM GMT+1 (20:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km SSW of Chiaulis, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-02-22 20:30:16 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.318° N, 13.586° E
Region
Slovenia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (IV) at Bovec.

From the USGS event page for usp000br8a. 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 2.13 km NE of Vrhnika, Slovenia · 8619 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.44 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8619 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.45 km ESE of Claut, Italy · 8611 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.5Austria-Italy-Slovenia border region · 8606 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.83 km NNE of Moggio Udinese, Italy · 8606 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.96 km E of Morav?e, Slovenia · 8600 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.10 km WNW of Cordignano, Italy · 8598 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.21 km SW of Caneva, Italy · 8598 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.92 km NNE of Postojna, Slovenia · 8598 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.76 km SW of Medvode, Slovenia · 8598 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.02 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.84 km SW of Radovljica, Slovenia · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.03 km NW of Litija, Slovenia · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.84 km SW of Morav?e, Slovenia · 8584 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.64 km S of Zgornje Gorje, Slovenia · 8581 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.02 km SSW of Chiaulis, Italy · 8568 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.32 km NE of Lokavec, Slovenia · 8568 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.03 km SSW of San Leonardo, Italy · 8568 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 2.15 km WNW of Ivan?na Gorica, Slovenia · 8623 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.60 km SSE of Dragomer, Slovenia · 8624 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.11 km N of Komenda, Slovenia · 8628 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.52 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8631 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.55 km WSW of Pontebba, Italy · 8631 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.73 km ENE of Logatec, Slovenia · 8632 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.75 km NNW of Gorenja Vas, Slovenia · 8633 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.02 km WSW of Lusevera, Italy · 8633 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.75 km SSE of Obervellach, Austria · 8637 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.40 km SSW of Feistritz ob Bleiburg, Austria · 8638 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.03 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 8640 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.80 km WSW of San Leonardo, Italy · 8641 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.33 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8642 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.54 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8642 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.66 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8643 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.05 km N of Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia · 8646 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.53 km W of Medvode, Slovenia · 8646 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.93 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8652 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000br8a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.