Slovenia earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km SW of Medvode, Slovenia

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Medvode, Slovenia on Wed, Mar 19, 2003, 12:56 PM GMT+1 (11:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km SSE of Pod?etrtek, Slovenia. 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
2003-03-19 11:56:41 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.103° N, 14.350° 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 usp000bt0z. 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
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
6

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. 2.02 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 8597 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.84 km SW of Radovljica, Slovenia · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.03 km NW of Litija, Slovenia · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.92 km S of Oplotnica, Slovenia · 8592 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.35 km NNE of Hreljin, Croatia · 8591 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.10 km N of Šempeter v Savinj. Dolini, Slovenia · 8589 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.84 km SW of Morav?e, Slovenia · 8585 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.62 km ESE of Mar?elji, Croatia · 8582 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.64 km S of Zgornje Gorje, Slovenia · 8581 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.83 km SW of Žužemberk, Slovenia · 8573 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.61 km N of Metlika, Slovenia · 8571 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.32 km NE of Lokavec, Slovenia · 8569 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.03 km SSW of San Leonardo, Italy · 8569 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.63 km ESE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8568 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.94 km NE of Fužine, Croatia · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.72 km NE of Pod?etrtek, Slovenia · 8566 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.23 km NNE of Zgornje Pirni?e, Slovenia · 8554 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.210 km SW of Pivka, Slovenia · 8550 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.43 km SE of Venzone, Italy · 8550 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.70 km S of Trbovlje, Slovenia · 8547 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.32 km SSW of Ajdovš?ina, Slovenia · 8544 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 3.75 km SSE of Pod?etrtek, Slovenia · 8543 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.33 km S of Pod?etrtek, Slovenia · 8542 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.10 km NNW of Keutschach am See, Austria · 8539 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km NNE of Postojna, Slovenia · 8599 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.52 km SE of Fužine, Croatia · 8599 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.96 km E of Morav?e, Slovenia · 8601 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.12 km ENE of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 8606 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.83 km NNE of Moggio Udinese, Italy · 8607 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.5Austria-Italy-Slovenia border region · 8607 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.33 km S of Aibl, Austria · 8611 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.54 km SE of Rade?e, Slovenia · 8613 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.44 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8619 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.94 km ESE of Hrib-Loški Potok, Slovenia · 8619 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.13 km NE of Vrhnika, Slovenia · 8620 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.83 km S of Dolenjske Toplice, Slovenia · 8622 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.43 km SE of Bovec, Slovenia · 8623 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.15 km WNW of Ivan?na Gorica, Slovenia · 8623 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.60 km SSE of Dragomer, Slovenia · 8625 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.62 km WNW of Krško, Slovenia · 8625 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.513 km SSE of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 8625 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bt0z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.