Slovenia earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 11 km S of Cerknica, Slovenia

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 11 km S of Cerknica, Slovenia on Sat, Oct 18, 2003, 2:49 PM GMT+2 (12:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 1 km SSW of Pivka, Slovenia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-10-18 12:49:57 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.691° N, 14.343° E
Region
Slovenia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000caps. 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
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km ESE of Pivka, Slovenia · 8385 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.99 km ESE of Pivka, Slovenia · 8385 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.31 km SE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8378 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.66 km SW of Izlake, Slovenia · 8373 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.66 km SW of Izlake, Slovenia · 8373 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.33 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 8372 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.60.2 km SSE of Clodig, Italy · 8370 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.94 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8370 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.62 km NNW of Dobrova, Slovenia · 8370 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.73 km SW of Izlake, Slovenia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.23 km NW of Krk, Croatia · 8364 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.67 km WSW of Gornji Grad, Slovenia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.8Austria-Italy-Slovenia border region · 8361 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.64 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8354 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.40 km NW of Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia · 8351 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.40 km NE of Taipana, Italy · 8350 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.66 km W of Rade?e, Slovenia · 8349 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.512 km W of Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia · 8347 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.25 km NW of Litija, Slovenia · 8344 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.58 km WSW of Postojna, Slovenia · 8342 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.78 km SSW of Pivka, Slovenia · 8340 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.31 km SSW of Pivka, Slovenia · 8340 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.06 km SE of Pivka, Slovenia · 8340 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.86 km S of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 8331 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.19 km ENE of Pivka, Slovenia · 8329 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.14 km S of Faak am See, Austria · 8328 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.09 km ESE of Videm, Slovenia · 8327 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km NNE of Velenje, Slovenia · 8392 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.85 km NNW of Brežice, Slovenia · 8395 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.93 km S of Velenje, Slovenia · 8401 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.04 km WSW of Ozalj, Croatia · 8405 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.81 km NNE of Šoštanj, Slovenia · 8406 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.310 km SE of Mrkopalj, Croatia · 8412 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.62 km ESE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8414 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000caps. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.