Croatia earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 14 km NNW of Podgora, Croatia

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Podgora, Croatia on Mon, Aug 20, 1990, 6:08 AM GMT+2 (04:08 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1990-08-20 04:08:14 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.977° N, 17.798° E
Region
Croatia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km N of Podgora, Croatia · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.5Adriatic Sea · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.0Croatia-Bosnia-Montenegro border region · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.04 km W of Ston, Croatia · 13192 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.58 km ESE of Metkovi?, Croatia · 13190 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.03 km NE of Tasov?i?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13188 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.62 km NNW of Drinovci, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13187 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.57 km SW of Drinovci, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13181 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.411 km N of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13181 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.56 km NNE of Podgora, Croatia · 13173 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.48 km SSE of Drinovci, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13164 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.224 km N of Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13147 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.913 km SW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.910 km SSE of Fo?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.26 km WSW of Šavnik, Montenegro · 13202 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.92 km ESE of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13202 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.210 km ESE of Metkovi?, Croatia · 13202 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.05 km SSE of Crni?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13202 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.912 km W of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13206 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.511 km WNW of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13208 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.83 km WSW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13211 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.99 km SW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.91 km SW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.34 km SSW of Tasov?i?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.813 km N of Podgora, Croatia · 13214 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 4.011 km ESE of Metkovi?, Croatia · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.18 km N of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.18 km WSW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.912 km SE of Tasov?i?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.514 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 13217 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.514 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 13217 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.79 km SSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 13221 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

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