M1.8 earthquake 13 km NNW of Obrovac, Croatia
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Obrovac, Croatia on Sat, May 18, 2002, 12:45 PM GMT+2 (10:45 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 20 km ENE of Drniš, Croatia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-18 10:45:21 UTC
- Depth
- 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.320° N, 15.640° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.420 km ENE of Drniš, Croatia · 8898 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.015 km N of Peruši?, Croatia · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.62 km ESE of Plaški, Croatia · 8846 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4hv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.