List of earthquakes in Slovenia

This incomplete list lists earthquakes that had epicentres within the current borders of Slovenia or otherwise had a significant impact on Slovenia.

Date	Epicenter	Mag.	Intensity	Deaths	Notes
25 January 1348	Furlania	6.9	X	10,000	Felt at a maximum intensity of VIII–IX in modern-day Slovenia. See 1348 Friuli earthquake[1]
26 March 1511	Idrija	6.9	X	3,000	Felt as far as Switzerland and Slovakia, damaged buildings and fortifications as far as Italy, Croatia and Bosnia. See 1511 Idrija earthquake[1]
11 February 1699	Metlika	5.0	VIII		Caused significant damage in Croatia, including the destruction of the Medvedgrad and Veliki Kalnik fortresses and the Pauline monastery in Zagreb.[1][2]
14 April 1895	Janče	6.1 ML	VIII–IX	21	The earthquake severely damaged 10 percent of Ljubljana's housing stock, and caused an architectural revival of the city. See 1895 Ljubljana earthquake[1]
29 January 1917	Brežice	5.7	VIII		[1]
31 January 1956	Ilirska Bistrica	5.1	VII		[1]
19 May 1963	Litija	4.9	VII		[1]
20 June 1974	Kozje region	5.1	VII–VIII		About 5,300 buildings were damaged and around 1,000 had to be torn down. The earthquake was followed by rainfall, which aggravated landslides caused by the quake.[3]
6 May 1976	Gemona, Italy	6.5	X		The epicentre was in Furlania, slightly outside Slovenia. Felt at EMS-98 intensity VIII–IX in Slovenia and followed by an intensity VIII aftershock in September. 990 people died from the earthquake, none of them in Slovenia. See 1976 Friuli earthquake[1]
16 July 1977	Preddvor	4.6	VI–VII		[4]
3 July 1982	Savinja Valley	3.9	VI–VII		At a depth of 4 km (2.5 mi), the earthquake was very shallow and caused significant damage in Šempeter v Savinjski Dolini.[1]
22 May 1995	Ilirska Bistrica	4.7	VI		Preceded by a deeper magnitude 4.4 foreshock.[5]
12 April 1998	Krn–Lepena	5.7	VII-VIII	None	In upper Soča Valley.[1]
12 July 2004	Golobar [sl]	4.9 ML	VI-VII		In upper Soča Valley.[1]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

See also

• List of earthquakes in Croatia
• List of earthquakes in Italy

References

1. "Močni potresi v preteklosti" [Historic strong earthquakes] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Slovenian Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
2. Prelogović, Eduard; Cvijanović, Dragutin (1981). "Potres u Medvednici 1880. godine" [1880 Medvednica earthquake] (PDF). Geološki vjesnik (in Croatian) (34). Zagreb: 137–146. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
3. "Potres leta 1974 na Kozjanskem" [1974 earthquake in the Kozje region] (in Slovenian). Slovenian Environment Agency. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
4. "Potres leta 1977 pod Storžičem" [1977 earthquake beneath Storžič] (in Slovenian). Slovenian Environment Agency. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
5. "Najmočnejši potresi v Sloveniji" [The strongest earthquakes to strike Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Slovenian Environment Agency. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2022.