M2.6 earthquake 2 km ESE of Plaški, Croatia
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Plaški, Croatia on Tue, Jul 16, 2002, 9:16 PM GMT+2 (19:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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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
- 2002-07-16 19:16:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.067° N, 15.402° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 10
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.86 km SSE of Gvozd, Croatia · 8841 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.98 km NNE of Glina, Croatia · 8840 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.23 km N of Jezerski, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8836 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.62 km N of Novo Mesto, Slovenia · 8834 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.27 km NNE of Podhum, Croatia · 8821 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.32 km NE of Njivice, Croatia · 8812 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.52 km WNW of Donja Zden?ina, Croatia · 8806 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.54 km NE of Vrbnik, Croatia · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.33 km ESE of Sunja, Croatia · 8794 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b87y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.