Small magnitude 3.3 quake hits 30 km southeast of Rijeka, Croatia early morning

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The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 3.3 quake in Croatia near Rijeka, Town of Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, only 7 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Friday, August 7th, 2026, at 1:20 am local time at a shallow depth of 11.40 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.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 3.3 earthquake as well.Weak shaking might have been felt in Grizane (pop. 820) located 7 km from the epicenter, Bribir (pop. 1,500) 9 km away, Crikvenica (pop. 6,200) 11 km away, Novi Vinodolski (pop. 3,300) 12 km away, and Delnice (pop. 3,900) 18 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Kostrena (pop. 4,400) located 24 km from the epicenter, Rijeka (pop. 108,000) 30 km away, Drenova (pop. 7,600) 31 km away, and Kastav (pop. 10,200) 38 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 7, 2026 12:20 am (Zagreb time) local time (6 Aug 2026 23:20 GMT)Magnitude: 3.3Depth: 11.40 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 45.24°N / 14.8°E (Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia)Primary data source: EMSC