Croatia earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 4 km ESE of Opuzen, Croatia

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Opuzen, Croatia on Thu, May 2, 2002, 8:02 PM GMT+2 (18:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km SSW of Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-05-02 18:02:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.002° N, 17.613° 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.

Stations used
13

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.019 km ESE of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8916 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.43 km ENE of Podhum, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8913 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.22 km SE of Podgora, Croatia · 8911 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.614 km SSW of Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8889 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.75 km NW of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8883 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.814 km NW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8869 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.09 km SE of Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8862 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.47 km SSW of Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8862 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.15 km SSW of Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8861 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 3.49 km SSW of Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8921 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.05 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8930 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.86 km NNW of Potoci, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8933 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.46 km SE of Tasov?i?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8937 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.79 km SW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8937 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.93 km SSE of Blagaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8937 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.04 km SE of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8945 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.27 km E of Podgora, Croatia · 8947 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.57 km SSW of Crni?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8948 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3kx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.