Croatia earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 3 km NNE of Metkovi?, Croatia

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Metkovi?, Croatia on Wed, Aug 7, 2002, 4:19 PM GMT+2 (14:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 2 km SE of Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-07 14:19:55 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.082° N, 17.671° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.52 km NE of Crni?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8821 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.61 km ENE of Radiši?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8806 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.25 km SE of Lovre?, Croatia · 8800 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.14 km NW of Zagvozd, Croatia · 8800 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.42 km SE of Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8777 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.57 km NNE of Podgora, Croatia · 8776 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.76 km SW of Ili?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8766 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 2.67 km NW of Potoci, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8822 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.27 km NE of Gorica, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8825 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.56 km NW of Risan, Montenegro · 8826 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.65 km NW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8831 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.35 km WSW of Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8837 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.215 km ENE of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8839 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.44 km S of Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8839 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.919 km ENE of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8850 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b9fs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC.