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M3.2 earthquake 11 km SSE of Mrkopalj, Croatia

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Mrkopalj, Croatia on Thu, Jan 8, 2004, 10:35 AM GMT+1 (09:35 UTC), 3 km (2 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
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-08 09:35:48 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.223° N, 14.917° 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 usp000cheg. 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.

Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39 km ENE of Bribir, Croatia · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.77 km NW of Šentrupert, Slovenia · 8304 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.94 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8300 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.710 km S of Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia · 8300 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.89 km NE of Senj, Croatia · 8295 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.918 km W of Iza?i?, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8291 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.616 km W of Iza?i?, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8291 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.6Slovenia-Croatia border region · 8282 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.84 km SW of Rade?e, Slovenia · 8267 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.91 km SSW of Novalja, Croatia · 8263 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.09 km ESE of Borovnica, Slovenia · 8263 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.79 km ESE of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 8256 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.28 km W of Rude, Croatia · 8250 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.68 km NE of Diva?a, Slovenia · 8247 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km SSE of Leskovec pri Krškem, Slovenia · 8313 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.63 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8313 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.85 km SSE of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 8317 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.61 km NNW of Mrkopalj, Croatia · 8319 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.54 km NE of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 8323 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.09 km ESE of Videm, Slovenia · 8329 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.19 km ENE of Pivka, Slovenia · 8331 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.86 km S of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 8334 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cheg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.