Croatia earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 4 km ENE of Vrgorac, Croatia

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Vrgorac, Croatia on Sun, May 23, 2004, 5:34 PM GMT+2 (15:34 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 1 km NE of Ko?erin, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-23 15:34:41 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.214° N, 17.426° 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 usp000cw03. 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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Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cw03. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.