M2.6 earthquake 0 km NNE of Kéthely, Hungary
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 0 km NNE of Kéthely, Hungary on Sat, Oct 26, 2002, 12:09 AM GMT+2 (22:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 7 km WSW of Rasinja, Croatia. 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
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-25 22:09:42 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.650° N, 17.397° E
- Region
- Hungary
- 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.97 km WSW of Rasinja, Croatia · 8702 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.83 km N of Ljubeš?ica, Croatia · 8702 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.14 km WNW of Rasinja, Croatia · 8702 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.42 km N of Ludbreg, Croatia · 8690 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 usp000bfc8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:31 AM UTC.