Magnitude 3.3 earthquake strikes near Sarajevo, Sarajevo Canton, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia & Herzegovina

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The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 3.3 quake in Bosnia and Herzegovina near Sarajevo, Sarajevo Canton, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, only 8 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Saturday, August 15th, 2026, at 3:00 am local time at a very shallow depth of 6. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 3.4.Weak shaking might have been felt in Sokolac (pop. 8,800) located 13 km from the epicenter, Pale (pop. 7,500) 14 km away, Koran (pop. 3,400) 14 km away, and Rogatica (pop. 4,900) 22 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Gorazde (pop. 17,700) located 27 km from the epicenter, Sarajevo (pop. 696,700) 31 km away, Ilidza (pop. 71,300) 34 km away, and Foca (pop. 14,600) 37 km away. In Visoko (pop. 17,900, 48 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 15, 2026 03:00 am (GMT +2) local time (15 Aug 2026 01:00 GMT)Magnitude: 3.3Depth: 6.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 43.83°N / 18.74°E (Republika Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina)Primary data source: EMSC