Croatia earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 7 km NNE of Podgora, Croatia

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Podgora, Croatia on Sat, Sep 21, 2002, 8:10 PM GMT+2 (18:10 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 27 km SE of Lastovo, Croatia. 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
2002-09-21 18:10:37 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.908° N, 17.867° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.913 km SSW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8769 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.014 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8765 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.76 km SW of Ili?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8765 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.627 km SE of Lastovo, Croatia · 8744 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.79 km SW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8742 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.116 km NE of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8734 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.01 km NNE of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8733 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.56 km E of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8729 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.18 km SW of Tivat, Montenegro · 8726 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.520 km E of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8718 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.42 km SE of Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8776 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.14 km NW of Zagvozd, Croatia · 8799 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.25 km SE of Lovre?, Croatia · 8799 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.313 km SE of Plužine, Montenegro · 8799 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.61 km ENE of Radiši?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8805 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bcty. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC.