Slovenia earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km E of Ravne, Slovenia

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km E of Ravne, Slovenia on Wed, Aug 20, 2003, 7:40 PM GMT+2 (17:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 0 km NW of Mežica, 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
2003-08-20 17:40:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.414° N, 15.106° 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 usp000c5fc. 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
174°
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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km NW of Jastrebarsko, Croatia · 8442 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.03 km WSW of Gorenja Vas, Slovenia · 8441 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.54 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.11 km W of Šentrupert, Slovenia · 8440 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.74 km N of Bistrica ob Sotli, Slovenia · 8438 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.01 km ESE of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 8437 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.92 km NE of Šoštanj, Slovenia · 8437 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.70 km NW of Hetzendorf, Austria · 8434 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.31 km SE of Sankt Peter ob Judenburg, Austria · 8434 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.20 km NW of Mežica, Slovenia · 8430 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.81 km NNW of Mežica, Slovenia · 8428 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.75 km SSE of ?rnomelj, Slovenia · 8426 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.25 km NE of Novo Mesto, Slovenia · 8422 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.82 km ENE of Donja Zden?ina, Croatia · 8421 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.12 km ESE of Šen?ur, Slovenia · 8416 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.47 km WNW of Mirna, Slovenia · 8416 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.07 km N of Breznica, Croatia · 8415 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.62 km ESE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8415 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.81 km NNE of Šoštanj, Slovenia · 8406 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.04 km WSW of Ozalj, Croatia · 8406 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.60 km E of Eberstein, Austria · 8404 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.93 km SW of Kainach bei Voitsberg, Austria · 8404 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.93 km S of Velenje, Slovenia · 8401 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.85 km NNW of Brežice, Slovenia · 8395 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.73 km NW of Mežica, Slovenia · 8395 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.64 km WNW of Donja Zden?ina, Croatia · 8393 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.92 km NNE of Velenje, Slovenia · 8392 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.6Slovenia-Hungary-Croatia border region · 8388 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.33 km NNE of Muta, Slovenia · 8387 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.311 km S of Cerknica, Slovenia · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km N of Dobrova, Slovenia · 8445 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.55 km NNE of Jastrebarsko, Croatia · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.45 km NE of Zgornje Jezersko, Slovenia · 8448 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.83 km W of Izlake, Slovenia · 8450 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.00 km NW of Izlake, Slovenia · 8450 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.11 km ESE of Krapina, Croatia · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.83 km W of Hrib-Loški Potok, Slovenia · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.13 km SW of Rogatec, Slovenia · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.14 km WSW of Ig, Slovenia · 8456 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.77 km SW of Medvode, Slovenia · 8456 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.12 km SW of Ig, Slovenia · 8458 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.44 km W of Ig, Slovenia · 8458 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.15 km W of Ig, Slovenia · 8458 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.44 km WSW of Ig, Slovenia · 8458 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.24 km WSW of Ig, Slovenia · 8458 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.65 km WSW of Ig, Slovenia · 8458 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.53 km NE of Kisovec, Slovenia · 8460 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.74 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8462 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.84 km WSW of Sevnica, Slovenia · 8466 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.92 km SSW of Radoboj, Croatia · 8473 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c5fc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.