Croatia earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2 km SE of Podgora, Croatia

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Podgora, Croatia on Sun, May 12, 2002, 5:12 AM GMT+2 (03:12 UTC), 9 km (5 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
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-05-12 03:12:39 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.834° N, 17.858° 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

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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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.614 km SSW of Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8889 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.75 km NW of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8883 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.514 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8873 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.614 km NW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8873 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.915 km SSE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8873 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.814 km NW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8870 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.09 km SE of Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8862 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.47 km SSW of Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8862 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.15 km SSW of Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8861 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.38 km NNW of ?itluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8860 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.919 km ENE of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8852 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.019 km ESE of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8916 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.94 km ESE of Opuzen, Croatia · 8920 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.49 km SSW of Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8921 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.05 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8931 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.86 km NNW of Potoci, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8933 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.46 km SE of Tasov?i?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8937 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.79 km SW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8937 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.93 km SSE of Blagaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8938 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b45k. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.