Croatia earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 2 km N of Ludbreg, Croatia

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 2 km N of Ludbreg, Croatia on Tue, Dec 17, 2002, 6:29 PM GMT+1 (17:29 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-17 17:29:16 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.270° N, 16.617° 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.73 km WSW of Rakov Potok, Croatia · 8690 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.80 km W of Krško, Slovenia · 8690 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.62 km NNW of Mihovljan, Croatia · 8689 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.77 km NNW of Breznica, Croatia · 8688 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.45 km WNW of Donja Zden?ina, Croatia · 8686 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.33 km ENE of Ljubeš?ica, Croatia · 8676 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.57 km WSW of Remetinec, Croatia · 8664 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.29 km NE of Lasinja, Croatia · 8659 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.610 km NE of Lasinja, Croatia · 8659 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.71 km NNE of Mihovljan, Croatia · 8643 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.73 km WNW of Krško, Slovenia · 8640 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.11 km ESE of Radoboj, Croatia · 8635 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.94 km ENE of Radoboj, Croatia · 8633 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 3.14 km WNW of Rasinja, Croatia · 8702 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.83 km N of Ljubeš?ica, Croatia · 8702 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.97 km WSW of Rasinja, Croatia · 8703 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bkvv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.