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Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - 10.2 km northwest of Metkovic, Metković, Dubrovnik - Neretva, Croatia, on Thursday, Sep 8, 2022 at 9:56 pm (GMT +2) -

Weak magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 2 km depth

8 Sep 20:00 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 4 minutes.
8 Sep 20:30: Now using data updates from EMSC

Earthquake details

Date & time	Sep 8, 2022 19:56:39 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Sep 8, 2022 at 9:56 pm (GMT +2)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.5
Depth	2.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	43.1°N / 17.54°E (Dubrovnik - Neretva, Croatia)
Antipode	43.1°S / 162.46°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	5 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	7 km (4 mi) N of Komin (Dubrovačko-Neretvanska) (pop: 1,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Metkovic (Općina Metković, Dubrovačko-Neretvanska) (pop: 13,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) S of Ljubuski (Zapadnohercegovački kanton, Föderation Bosnien und Herzegowina, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (pop: 9,990) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) SW of Čitluk (Federation of B&H, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (pop: 5,720) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) SW of Mostar (Federation of B&H, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (pop: 104,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (23 mi) ENE of Korcula (Dubrovačko-Neretvanska) (pop: 2,860) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) ESE of Makarska (Split-Dalmatia) (pop: 13,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 326 km (203 mi) SSE of Zagreb (City of Zagreb) (pop: 699,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 24.8°C (77 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from E
Estimated seismic energy released	3.5 x 10⁸ joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.5	2 km	Near Metković, Dubrovačko-Neretvanska, Croatia	EMSC
2.5	2 km	Croatia: NW Balkan Region	RaspberryShake
2.5	2 km	Croatia: Bacina / Kroatien	ZAMG

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Divcibare, Serbia (DIVS/MN network) | Distance from quake: 226 km / 141 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Divcibare, Serbia: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake (5)

At magnitude 2.5, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.

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mostar (14.8 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)

Opuzen, Dubrovnik-Neretva (19.2 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s : It was short in lenght, but i definitly felt it, the door and the windows were shakeing

Komarna / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

Duboka / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : Light vibration, 5-10 seconds

hardomilje / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / single vertical bump / very short

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