Slovenia earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 7 km N of Piran, Slovenia

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km N of Piran, Slovenia on Fri, Sep 12, 2003, 11:30 AM GMT+2 (09:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 3 km NW of Krk, Croatia. 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
2003-09-12 09:30:37 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.591° N, 13.569° 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 usp000c7b8. 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
112°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27 km E of Kobarid, Slovenia · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.55 km NNE of Klana, Croatia · 8417 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.12 km ESE of Šen?ur, Slovenia · 8416 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.311 km S of Cerknica, Slovenia · 8385 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.03 km ESE of Pivka, Slovenia · 8385 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.99 km ESE of Pivka, Slovenia · 8385 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.52 km S of Venzone, Italy · 8373 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.60.2 km SSE of Clodig, Italy · 8370 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.62 km NNW of Dobrova, Slovenia · 8370 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.23 km NW of Krk, Croatia · 8364 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.50 km SW of Bordano, Italy · 8429 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.910 km ENE of Podhum, Croatia · 8430 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.06 km E of Tramonti di Sopra, Italy · 8434 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.39 km WSW of Osilnica, Slovenia · 8434 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.25 km ENE of Tramonti di Sopra, Italy · 8435 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.97 km SSW of Grado, Italy · 8437 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.64 km ENE of Venzone, Italy · 8440 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.03 km WSW of Gorenja Vas, Slovenia · 8441 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.24 km NNE of Klana, Croatia · 8444 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.81 km N of Dobrova, Slovenia · 8444 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.86 km ESE of Kanal, Slovenia · 8451 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c7b8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.