Croatia earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km SE of Brinje, Croatia

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Brinje, Croatia on Sun, Oct 20, 2002, 6:17 AM GMT+2 (04:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 3 km WSW of Rakov Potok, Croatia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-20 04:17:00 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.968° N, 15.185° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17 km W of Semi?, Slovenia · 8746 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.89 km S of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 8739 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.59 km SW of ?rnomelj, Slovenia · 8734 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.810 km NNE of Vrbovsko, Croatia · 8731 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.29 km E of Lasinja, Croatia · 8730 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.05 km E of Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia · 8715 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.35 km E of ?rnomelj, Slovenia · 8696 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.62 km ENE of Žužemberk, Slovenia · 8690 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.73 km WSW of Rakov Potok, Croatia · 8690 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.22 km NNE of Kastav, Croatia · 8753 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.7Croatia region · 8763 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.016 km ENE of Banjol, Croatia · 8773 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.719 km ENE of Banjol, Croatia · 8773 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.616 km ENE of Banjol, Croatia · 8773 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.013 km NE of Banjol, Croatia · 8773 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.714 km ENE of Banjol, Croatia · 8773 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.211 km E of Lasinja, Croatia · 8774 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bewf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.