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M4.6 earthquake 4 km SSE of Punat, Croatia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Punat, Croatia on Fri, Jan 17, 2003, 4:18 AM GMT+1 (03:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-01-17 03:18:19 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.979° N, 14.648° E
Region
Croatia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt at Ljubljana, Slovenia.

From the USGS event page for usp000bnpe. 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

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Depth from
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Stations used
226

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.15 km SSE of Punat, Croatia · 8660 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.07 km N of Delnice, Croatia · 8658 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.77 km WNW of Delnice, Croatia · 8654 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.71 km SE of Delnice, Croatia · 8654 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.05 km N of Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia · 8647 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.48 km NNE of Ogulin, Croatia · 8641 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.18 km ENE of Podhum, Croatia · 8641 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.45 km SE of Vrbnik, Croatia · 8638 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.716 km SE of ?rnomelj, Slovenia · 8632 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.8Slovenia-Croatia border region · 8630 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.212 km ESE of ?rnomelj, Slovenia · 8629 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.45 km SSW of Senj, Croatia · 8626 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.13 km SSW of Senj, Croatia · 8626 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.413 km WSW of Karlovac, Croatia · 8626 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.83 km S of Dolenjske Toplice, Slovenia · 8622 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.210 km WSW of Karlovac, Croatia · 8622 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.24 km SE of Mrkopalj, Croatia · 8622 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.94 km ESE of Hrib-Loški Potok, Slovenia · 8620 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.612 km SSE of Leskova Dolina, Slovenia · 8673 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.66 km SSW of Nova Vas, Slovenia · 8683 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.311 km SW of Ozalj, Croatia · 8684 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.49 km E of ?rnomelj, Slovenia · 8685 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.05 km NNW of Pivka, Slovenia · 8686 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.310 km E of Pivka, Slovenia · 8687 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bnpe. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.