Croatia earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km NNW of Krapina, Croatia

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Krapina, Croatia on Wed, Dec 17, 2003, 3:06 PM GMT+1 (14:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km N of Zagreb, Croatia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-17 14:06:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.202° N, 15.864° 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 usp000cfep. 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
261°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km NE of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 8321 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.15 km SE of Stubi?ke Toplice, Croatia · 8316 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.85 km SSE of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.63 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8311 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.85 km SSE of Leskovec pri Krškem, Slovenia · 8311 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.66 km N of Zagreb, Croatia · 8304 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.77 km NW of Šentrupert, Slovenia · 8302 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.23 km E of Jablanovec, Croatia · 8302 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.52 km ESE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8302 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.94 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8298 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.71 km W of Ivanec, Croatia · 8326 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.04 km E of Murakeresztúr, Hungary · 8327 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.09 km ESE of Videm, Slovenia · 8327 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.25 km W of Zabok, Croatia · 8328 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.86 km S of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 8331 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.67 km ESE of Stubi?ke Toplice, Croatia · 8344 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.23 km WNW of Kašina, Croatia · 8344 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.25 km NW of Litija, Slovenia · 8344 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.66 km W of Rade?e, Slovenia · 8349 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.40 km NW of Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia · 8351 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.64 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8354 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.55 km N of Krapina, Croatia · 8355 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cfep. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.