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M2.3 earthquake 4 km SE of Lepoglava, Croatia

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Lepoglava, Croatia on Fri, Mar 9, 2001, 5:01 PM GMT+1 (16:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km NE of Šmarje pri Jelšah, Slovenia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-03-09 16:01:59 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.175° N, 16.074° 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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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km W of Jastrebarsko, Croatia · 9337 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.12 km ESE of Šmarjeta, Slovenia · 9335 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.02 km NE of Šmarje pri Jelšah, Slovenia · 9334 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.93 km NE of Šmarje pri Jelšah, Slovenia · 9334 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.92 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 9325 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.82 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9324 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.24 km SSE of Ivanec, Croatia · 9322 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.43 km S of Aibl, Austria · 9296 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.211 km NNW of Glina, Croatia · 9296 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.04 km SW of Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia · 9296 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.44 km SSW of Aibl, Austria · 9295 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.72 km NE of Donja Zden?ina, Croatia · 9294 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.01 km NNE of Laško, Slovenia · 9286 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.72 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9283 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.31 km NNW of Šentrupert, Slovenia · 9342 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.63 km S of Aibl, Austria · 9344 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.35 km N of Semi?, Slovenia · 9347 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.03 km ENE of Radoboj, Croatia · 9357 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.14 km SSE of Gornja Bistra, Croatia · 9359 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.21 km NW of Ravne, Slovenia · 9367 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ab5b. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.