M2.1 earthquake 5 km S of Rude, Croatia
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km S of Rude, Croatia on Fri, Jan 26, 2001, 1:38 AM GMT+1 (00:38 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-26 00:38:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.716° N, 15.680° E
- Region
- Croatia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- 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 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.85 km SW of Grosuplje, Slovenia · 9369 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.21 km NW of Ravne, Slovenia · 9365 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.14 km SSE of Gornja Bistra, Croatia · 9357 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.03 km ENE of Radoboj, Croatia · 9355 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.35 km N of Semi?, Slovenia · 9345 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.31 km NNW of Šentrupert, Slovenia · 9340 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.34 km SE of Lepoglava, Croatia · 9339 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.18 km W of Jastrebarsko, Croatia · 9335 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.96 km SSW of Morav?e, Slovenia · 9334 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.12 km ESE of Šmarjeta, Slovenia · 9333 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.02 km NE of Šmarje pri Jelšah, Slovenia · 9333 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.93 km NE of Šmarje pri Jelšah, Slovenia · 9333 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.92 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 9323 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.82 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 9322 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
Before
- 1.58 km NNE of Grosuplje, Slovenia · 9384 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.68 km S of Osilnica, Slovenia · 9387 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.14 km W of Šmarje pri Jelšah, Slovenia · 9388 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.56 km WNW of Izlake, Slovenia · 9389 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.53 km SSE of Velenje, Slovenia · 9389 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.311 km SE of Glina, Croatia · 9390 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.84 km N of Litija, Slovenia · 9397 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.26 km SSW of Lukavec, Croatia · 9401 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.34 km WSW of Braslov?e, Slovenia · 9408 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.38 km NNW of Fužine, Croatia · 9410 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.32 km N of Voloder, Croatia · 9410 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a8dg. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:22 AM UTC.