An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale rattled central and eastern Slovenia early on Monday morning. Epicentre of the quake was the village of Gornji Grad, some 30 km north-east of Ljubljana, the local Environmental Agency (ARSO) said.

The quake was powerful enough to be felt across the border in Carinthia according to the Austrian earthquake monitoring organisation which is part of the Austrian Weather Institute (ZAMG).

In a press release ZAMG said the earthquake had been most strongly felt in the Klagenfurt region.

There was no immediate reports of any damage or about anybody injured.