Slovenia earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km NNE of Postojna, Slovenia

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Postojna, Slovenia on Wed, Mar 19, 2003, 3:44 AM GMT+1 (02:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 11 km W of Karlovac, Croatia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-19 02:44:53 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.792° N, 14.231° 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 usp000bt02. 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
156°
Stations used
13

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km SW of Medvode, Slovenia · 8601 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.02 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 8599 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.84 km SW of Radovljica, Slovenia · 8599 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.03 km NW of Litija, Slovenia · 8598 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.314 km SE of ?rnomelj, Slovenia · 8598 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.014 km WSW of Karlovac, Croatia · 8597 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.811 km W of Karlovac, Croatia · 8593 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.35 km NNE of Hreljin, Croatia · 8593 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.10 km N of Šempeter v Savinj. Dolini, Slovenia · 8591 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.84 km SW of Morav?e, Slovenia · 8587 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.62 km ESE of Mar?elji, Croatia · 8584 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.64 km S of Zgornje Gorje, Slovenia · 8584 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.83 km SW of Žužemberk, Slovenia · 8575 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.61 km N of Metlika, Slovenia · 8573 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.32 km NE of Lokavec, Slovenia · 8571 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.03 km SSW of San Leonardo, Italy · 8571 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.63 km ESE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8570 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.94 km NE of Fužine, Croatia · 8569 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.23 km NNE of Zgornje Pirni?e, Slovenia · 8556 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.210 km SW of Pivka, Slovenia · 8552 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.43 km SE of Venzone, Italy · 8552 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.70 km S of Trbovlje, Slovenia · 8549 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.32 km SSW of Ajdovš?ina, Slovenia · 8546 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.10 km NNW of Keutschach am See, Austria · 8541 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km SE of Fužine, Croatia · 8601 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.96 km E of Morav?e, Slovenia · 8603 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.12 km ENE of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 8608 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.54 km SE of Rade?e, Slovenia · 8615 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.44 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8621 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.94 km ESE of Hrib-Loški Potok, Slovenia · 8621 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.13 km NE of Vrhnika, Slovenia · 8622 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.24 km SE of Mrkopalj, Croatia · 8624 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.83 km S of Dolenjske Toplice, Slovenia · 8624 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.43 km SE of Bovec, Slovenia · 8625 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.15 km WNW of Ivan?na Gorica, Slovenia · 8626 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.60 km SSE of Dragomer, Slovenia · 8627 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.62 km WNW of Krško, Slovenia · 8628 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.413 km WSW of Karlovac, Croatia · 8628 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.513 km SSE of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 8628 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.11 km N of Komenda, Slovenia · 8631 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bt02. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:59 AM UTC.