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M2.6 earthquake 6 km N of Zagreb, Croatia

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km N of Zagreb, Croatia on Thu, Jan 8, 2004, 3:23 PM GMT+1 (14:23 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9 km ESE of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-08 14:23:31 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.872° N, 15.980° 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 usp000chf1. 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
158°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km NW of Šentrupert, Slovenia · 8302 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.23 km E of Jablanovec, Croatia · 8302 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.52 km ESE of Ravne, Slovenia · 8301 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.94 km W of Litija, Slovenia · 8298 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.84 km SW of Rade?e, Slovenia · 8265 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.73 km N of Mozirje, Slovenia · 8255 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.79 km ESE of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 8254 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.28 km W of Rude, Croatia · 8247 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km SSE of Leskovec pri Krškem, Slovenia · 8310 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.63 km WNW of Litija, Slovenia · 8311 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.85 km SSE of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.15 km SE of Stubi?ke Toplice, Croatia · 8316 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.54 km NE of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia · 8320 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.64 km NNW of Krapina, Croatia · 8325 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.71 km W of Ivanec, Croatia · 8326 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.04 km E of Murakeresztúr, Hungary · 8327 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.09 km ESE of Videm, Slovenia · 8327 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.25 km W of Zabok, Croatia · 8328 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.86 km S of Šentvid pri Sti?ni, Slovenia · 8331 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000chf1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:08 AM UTC.