Croatia earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5 km NNE of Hreljin, Croatia

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Hreljin, Croatia on Thu, Mar 27, 2003, 2:45 AM GMT+1 (01:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 2 km ESE of Mar?elji, Croatia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-27 01:45:19 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.328° N, 14.622° E
Region
Croatia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000btk7. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
Station coverage gap
158°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km SW of Morav?e, Slovenia · 8585 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.62 km ESE of Mar?elji, Croatia · 8582 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.83 km SW of Žužemberk, Slovenia · 8573 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.61 km N of Metlika, Slovenia · 8571 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.32 km NE of Lokavec, Slovenia · 8569 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.94 km NE of Fužine, Croatia · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.23 km NNE of Zgornje Pirni?e, Slovenia · 8554 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.210 km SW of Pivka, Slovenia · 8550 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.70 km S of Trbovlje, Slovenia · 8547 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.32 km SSW of Ajdovš?ina, Slovenia · 8544 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.412 km NNE of Ogulin, Croatia · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.811 km W of Karlovac, Croatia · 8591 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.014 km WSW of Karlovac, Croatia · 8595 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.314 km SE of ?rnomelj, Slovenia · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.03 km NW of Litija, Slovenia · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.02 km WSW of Litija, Slovenia · 8597 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.76 km SW of Medvode, Slovenia · 8598 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.92 km NNE of Postojna, Slovenia · 8599 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.52 km SE of Fužine, Croatia · 8599 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.96 km E of Morav?e, Slovenia · 8601 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.12 km ENE of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 8606 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.54 km SE of Rade?e, Slovenia · 8613 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.44 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8619 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.94 km ESE of Hrib-Loški Potok, Slovenia · 8619 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.13 km NE of Vrhnika, Slovenia · 8620 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000btk7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC.