Croatia earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake Adriatic Sea

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in the Adriatic Sea on Tue, Aug 21, 1990, 10:58 AM GMT+2 (08:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km NNW of Drinovci, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-08-21 08:58:20 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.759° N, 17.472° E
Region
Croatia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km W of Ston, Croatia · 13192 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.58 km ESE of Metkovi?, Croatia · 13189 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.03 km NE of Tasov?i?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13188 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.62 km NNW of Drinovci, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13187 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.57 km SW of Drinovci, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13181 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.411 km N of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13181 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.56 km NNE of Podgora, Croatia · 13173 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.48 km SSE of Drinovci, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13164 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 2.78 km N of Podgora, Croatia · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.514 km NNW of Podgora, Croatia · 13194 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.913 km SW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.92 km ESE of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.210 km ESE of Metkovi?, Croatia · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.05 km SSE of Crni?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13201 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.912 km W of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13206 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.511 km WNW of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13208 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.83 km WSW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13211 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.99 km SW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.91 km SW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.34 km SSW of Tasov?i?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.813 km N of Podgora, Croatia · 13213 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.011 km ESE of Metkovi?, Croatia · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.18 km N of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 3.18 km WSW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.912 km SE of Tasov?i?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004dqp. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.