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M2.5 earthquake 4 km SSW of Bakar, Croatia

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Bakar, Croatia on Thu, Mar 23, 2000, 10:20 PM GMT+1 (21:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km SW of Litija, Slovenia. 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
2000-03-23 21:20:00 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.275° N, 14.504° 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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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km NW of Mirna, Slovenia · 9688 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.87 km SSE of Mrkopalj, Croatia · 9687 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.36 km SSW of Leskova Dolina, Slovenia · 9676 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.26 km SW of Leskova Dolina, Slovenia · 9675 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.73 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9675 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.96 km ESE of Grosuplje, Slovenia · 9671 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.92 km NW of Novo Mesto, Slovenia · 9667 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.06 km NW of Vinež, Croatia · 9667 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.34 km SSW of Litija, Slovenia · 9666 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.54 km NNW of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 9665 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.75 km WSW of Leskovec pri Krškem, Slovenia · 9664 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.75 km ESE of Videm, Slovenia · 9648 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.84 km SSE of Gorenja Vas, Slovenia · 9648 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.54 km SW of Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia · 9646 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.33 km SSW of Litija, Slovenia · 9646 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.24 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 9634 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.13 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9631 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.13 km SW of Litija, Slovenia · 9631 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.23 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9630 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.9Slovenia-Croatia border region · 9694 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.04 km ENE of Novi Vinodolski, Croatia · 9700 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.95 km NW of Šmarjeta, Slovenia · 9701 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.024 km WSW of Vrsar, Croatia · 9709 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.87 km NE of Semi?, Slovenia · 9711 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.911 km NNW of Popova?a, Croatia · 9714 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.36 km NW of Dobrova, Slovenia · 9715 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.66 km SSE of Njivice, Croatia · 9717 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009q2p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC.