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M2.8 earthquake 9 km NE of Senj, Croatia

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Senj, Croatia on Sun, Jan 18, 2004, 11:12 PM GMT+1 (22:12 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-18 22:12:09 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.046° N, 15.001° 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 usp000cj77. 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
167°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.918 km W of Iza?i?, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8290 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.616 km W of Iza?i?, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8290 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.6Slovenia-Croatia border region · 8281 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.91 km SSW of Novalja, Croatia · 8262 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.79 km ESE of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 8255 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.28 km W of Rude, Croatia · 8249 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.710 km S of Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia · 8299 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.39 km ENE of Bribir, Croatia · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.211 km SSE of Mrkopalj, Croatia · 8305 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.85 km SSE of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 8316 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.61 km NNW of Mrkopalj, Croatia · 8318 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.54 km NE of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 8322 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cj77. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.