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M1.8 earthquake 2 km SE of Fürnitz, Austria

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Fürnitz, Austria on Tue, May 4, 2004, 3:42 AM GMT+2 (01:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-04 01:42:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.542° N, 13.841° E
Region
Austria
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 usp000cu45. 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
124°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.35 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8184 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.65 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8184 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.61 km WNW of Logatec, Slovenia · 8181 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.95 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8179 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.8Austria-Slovenia border region · 8177 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.35 km ENE of Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Slovenia · 8177 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.25 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8177 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.15 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8176 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.77 km WSW of Pontebba, Italy · 8175 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.15 km SSE of Gorenja Vas, Slovenia · 8170 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.67 km E of Gmünd, Austria · 8165 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.64 km WSW of Gorenja Vas, Slovenia · 8161 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.30 km NE of Vransko, Slovenia · 8159 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.75 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8155 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.70 km E of Ferlach, Austria · 8153 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.13 km SSW of Amaro, Italy · 8147 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.68 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8140 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.83 km ESE of Sankt Margareten im Rosental, Austria · 8138 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.83 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8134 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.81 km NNW of Velenje, Slovenia · 8131 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.36 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8189 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.54 km SW of Morav?e, Slovenia · 8200 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.713 km E of Kanal, Slovenia · 8203 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.86 km SW of Morav?e, Slovenia · 8205 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.86 km SSW of Kisovec, Slovenia · 8209 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.34 km W of Vrhnika, Slovenia · 8211 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.81 km ENE of Pontebba, Italy · 8216 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cu45. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC.