A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred early on Wednesday morning, September 23rd, 2026, at 3:07 am local time near Rijeka, Town of Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).According to preliminary data, the quake occurred at a very shallow depth of 0. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones because they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but it was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Grizane (pop. 820), located 2 km from the epicenter; Dramalj (pop. 1,400), 4 km away; Crikvenica (pop. 6,200), 5 km away; Selce (pop. 1,300), 7 km away; and Bribir (pop. 1,500), 8 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Hreljin (pop. 2,100), located 11 km from the epicenter; Novi Vinodolski (pop. 3,300), 12 km away; and Kraljevica (pop. 2,400), 13 km away. In Rijeka (pop. 108,000, 24 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 23, 2026 03:07 am (GMT +2) local time (23 Sep 2026 01:07 GMT)Magnitude: 2.6Hypocenter depth: 0.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 45.22°N / 14.71°E (Vinodolska opcina, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia)Primary data source: EMSC