Weak mag. 2.8 earthquake - Adriatic Sea, 99 km southwest of Split, Croatia, on Tuesday, Dec 14, 2021 at 12:52 pm (GMT +1) -
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Weak magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 10 km depth
14 Dec 12:08 UTC: First to report: INGV after 15 minutes.
14 Dec 12:09: Now using data updates from EMSC
14 Dec 12:09: Now using data updates from EMSC
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Dec 14, 2021 11:52:46 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, Dec 14, 2021 at 12:52 pm (GMT +1) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.8 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 42.71°N / 15.89°E  (Adriatic Sea, Croatia) |
| Antipode | 42.71°S / 164.11°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Vesuvius (243 km / 151 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 39 km (24 mi) SSW of Podhumlje (pop: 32) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) SW of Hvar (pop: 3,690) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) WSW of Vela Luka (pop: 4,380) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 78 km (48 mi) SW of Starigrad (pop: 1,890) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 85 km (53 mi) SSW of Veli Drvenik (Općina Trogir) (pop: 2,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) SW of Supetar (pop: 3,030) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 94 km (58 mi) SSW of Trogir (pop: 11,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (62 mi) SSW of Split (pop: 176,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 105 km (65 mi) SSW of Solin (pop: 20,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 345 km (215 mi) S of Zagreb (pop: 699,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (51 mi) SSW of Solta Island (pop: 1,480) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  10°C (50 F), humidity: 64%, wind: 12 m/s (24 kts) from N |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.8 | 10 km | Croatia: Adriatico Centrale (MARE) | EMSC |
| 2.8 | 10 km | Croatia: Adriatic Sea | RaspberryShake |
| 2.8 | 10 km | Croatia: ADRIATIC SEA | INGV |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.8, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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