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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Potres leta 1977 pod Storžičem" [1977 earthquake beneath Storžič] (in Slovenian). Slovenian Environment Agency. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ↑ "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.