Croatia earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 11 km ESE of Metkovi?, Croatia

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Metkovi?, Croatia on Wed, Aug 1, 1990, 1:15 AM GMT+2 (23:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 10 km ESE of Metkovi?, Croatia. This one was a foreshock.

Mostar forecastMore in Croatia

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-07-31 23:15:16 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.016° N, 17.784° E
Region
Croatia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (III) at Titograd. Felt throughout southern Dalmatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.

From the USGS event page for usp0004ct4. 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.813 km N of Podgora, Croatia · 13214 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.34 km SSW of Tasov?i?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.91 km SW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.99 km SW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.83 km WSW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.511 km WNW of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13208 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.912 km W of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13206 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.05 km SSE of Crni?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13202 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.210 km ESE of Metkovi?, Croatia · 13202 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.92 km ESE of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13202 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.910 km SSE of Fo?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13202 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.913 km SW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13202 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.514 km NNW of Podgora, Croatia · 13195 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.78 km N of Podgora, Croatia · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.5Adriatic Sea · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.0Croatia-Bosnia-Montenegro border region · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.04 km W of Ston, Croatia · 13192 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.58 km ESE of Metkovi?, Croatia · 13190 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.03 km NE of Tasov?i?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13188 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.62 km NNW of Drinovci, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13187 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.57 km SW of Drinovci, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13182 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.411 km N of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13181 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.56 km NNE of Podgora, Croatia · 13173 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 3.48 km SSE of Drinovci, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13164 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 3.18 km N of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.18 km WSW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.912 km SE of Tasov?i?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.514 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 13217 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.514 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 13218 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.79 km SSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 13221 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.614 km ESE of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13227 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.222 km NW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 13243 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

Earthquakes todayCroatia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ct4. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:20 PM UTC.