Contact | RSS | EN | DE | EL | ES | FR | IT | RU

Minor mag. 1.5 earthquake - Croatia: NW Balkan Region on Friday, Mar 31, 2023 at 9:22 pm (GMT +2) -

Minor magnitude 1.5 earthquake at 16 km depth

31 Mar 19:28 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 5 minutes.
31 Mar 19:53: Now using data updates from EMSC

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 31, 2023 19:22:50 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Mar 31, 2023 at 9:22 pm (GMT +2)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.5
Depth	16.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	45.48°N / 16.19°E (Croatia)
Antipode	45.48°S / 163.81°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	1 km (0 mi) W of Nebojan (pop: 191) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Petrinja (pop: 15,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Donji Hruševec (pop: 332) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 12 km (7 mi) S of Lekenik (pop: 1,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) W of Sisak (pop: 35,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Glina (pop: 4,680) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) S of Kuče (pop: 1,450) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 41 km (25 mi) SSE of Zagreb (pop: 699,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 11.8°C (53 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from SW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.1 x 10⁷ joules (3.12 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

Show interactive Map

[smaller] [bigger]

Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.

Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.5	16 km	Croatia: NW Balkan Region	EMSC
1.5	16 km	CROATIA	RaspberryShake
2.5	10 km	Croatia	KRZO

Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in Croatia

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 1.5, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people, but could be recorded instrumentally.

Earlier earthquakes in the same area

Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!

Try our free app!

Android | iOS version

Why is there advertising on this site?

Support us - Help us upgrade our services!

We truly love working to bring you the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the world. Maintaining our website and our free apps does require, however, considerable time and resources.
We need financing to increase hard- and software capacity as well as support our editor team. We're aiming to achieve uninterrupted service wherever an earthquake or volcano eruption unfolds, and your donations can make it happen! Every donation will be highly appreciated. If you find the information useful and would like to support our team in integrating further features, write great content, and in upgrading our soft- and hardware, please make a donation (PayPal or Online credit card payment).

Planned features:

Improved multilanguage support
Tsunami alerts
Faster responsiveness

Thanks to your past donations, these features have been added recently:

Design upgrade
Detailed quake stats
Additional seismic data sources

Download and Upgrade the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app to get one of the fastest seismic and volcano alerts online:
Android | IOS

Thank you!

Stop Russia's Agression - Support Ukraine

Significant parts of this website use brilliant open-source software developed by Ukrainians. Russia's unprovoked war has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions, and the beautiful country of Ukraine is being destroyed. We cannot be silent even if the topic of this website has nothing to do with politics.
If you like to support Ukraine from abroad:
Ukrainians recommend the Come Back Alive charity. For other options, see StandWithUkraine.

Sources: VolcanoDiscovery / VolcanoAdventures and other sources as noted.
Use of material: Most text and images on our websites are owned by us. Re-use is generally not permitted without authorization. Contact us for licensing rights.

Volcanoes & Earthquakes