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M1.6 earthquake 1 km NNW of Mrkopalj, Croatia

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Mrkopalj, Croatia on Fri, Dec 26, 2003, 3:34 PM GMT+1 (14:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 Slovenia-Croatia border region. 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
2003-12-26 14:34:31 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.327° N, 14.847° 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 usp000cg46. 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
259°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km SSE of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 8316 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.63 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.85 km SSE of Leskovec pri Krškem, Slovenia · 8312 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.211 km SSE of Mrkopalj, Croatia · 8305 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.39 km ENE of Bribir, Croatia · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.77 km NW of Šentrupert, Slovenia · 8303 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.94 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8299 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.710 km S of Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia · 8299 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.89 km NE of Senj, Croatia · 8294 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.918 km W of Iza?i?, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8290 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.616 km W of Iza?i?, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8290 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.6Slovenia-Croatia border region · 8281 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.63 km ESE of Žiri, Slovenia · 8271 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.84 km SW of Rade?e, Slovenia · 8266 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.91 km SSW of Novalja, Croatia · 8262 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.09 km ESE of Borovnica, Slovenia · 8262 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.03 km SSW of Vodice, Slovenia · 8321 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.42 km ENE of Zgornje Pirni?e, Slovenia · 8321 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.54 km NE of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 8322 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.09 km ESE of Videm, Slovenia · 8328 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.19 km ENE of Pivka, Slovenia · 8330 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.86 km S of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 8333 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.06 km SE of Pivka, Slovenia · 8341 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.31 km SSW of Pivka, Slovenia · 8342 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.78 km SSW of Pivka, Slovenia · 8342 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.58 km WSW of Postojna, Slovenia · 8344 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.25 km NW of Litija, Slovenia · 8345 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cg46. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC.