M2.6 earthquake 16 km ENE of Banjol, Croatia
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16 km ENE of Banjol, Croatia on Wed, Sep 25, 2002, 5:31 PM GMT+2 (15:31 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 19 km ENE of Banjol, Croatia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-25 15:31:06 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.800° N, 14.980° 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.
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.719 km ENE of Banjol, Croatia · 8772 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.016 km ENE of Banjol, Croatia · 8772 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.7Croatia region · 8762 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.22 km NNE of Kastav, Croatia · 8752 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.55 km SE of Brinje, Croatia · 8748 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.17 km W of Semi?, Slovenia · 8745 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.59 km SW of ?rnomelj, Slovenia · 8734 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.810 km NNE of Vrbovsko, Croatia · 8731 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bd3c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.