Slovenia earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km E of Kanal, Slovenia

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km E of Kanal, Slovenia on Sun, Apr 18, 2004, 12:14 AM GMT+2 (22:14 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-04-17 22:14:03 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.067° N, 13.808° 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 usp000cste. 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cste. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.