List of earthquakes in Croatia
This incomplete list of earthquakes in Croatia includes major earthquakes with epicenters within the country's current borders, as well as earthquakes that had a significant impact within Croatia.
There was no systematic gathering of earthquake data in Croatia before the 19th century. The magnitudes and epicenters of earlier earthquakes cannot be reliably determined, although some estimates exist.
Following the 1963 Skopje earthquake , SFR Yugoslavia , of which SR Croatia was a part of, implemented its first Code for Construction in Seismic Regions in 1964.
Earthquakes
Date
Epicenter
Mag.
Intensity
Deaths
Notes
26 March 1502
Medvednica
VIII
The earliest recorded earthquake in Zagreb; destroyed the tower of the St. Mark's Church .
26 March 1511
Slovenia
X
Intensity of MCS VII in Rijeka and VI in Zagreb.[ 4] Severely damaged the Zagreb Cathedral . See 1511 Idrija earthquake
28 July 1516
Dubrovnik
IX
[ 5]
15 September 1590
Austria
VII–IX
Damaged the fortified town of Medvedgrad . See 1590 Neulengbach earthquake
6 April 1667
Dubrovnik
IX–X
3000–5000
[ 6] See 1667 Dubrovnik earthquake
11 February 1699
Slovenia
Destroyed the fortified towns of Veliki Kalnik [hr ] and Medvedgrad , as well as the tower of the St. Mark's Church in Zagreb.
28 November 1750
Rijeka
Series of earthquakes lasting from 28 November to 17 December destroyed the Rijeka City Tower [hr ] and the Trsat Castle, damaged numerous churches, and caused pollution of local wells in Rijeka and its surroundings. Many residents were rendered homeless. The rebuilding efforts, which began in 1753, transformed the city.[ 7]
9 November 1880
Medvednica
6.3
VIII
1
See 1880 Zagreb earthquake
2 July 1898
Sinj , Trilj
6.7
IX
6
See 1898 Trilj earthquake
17 December 1905
Kašina
VIII
Significant damage in Zagreb.
2 January 1906
Kašina
c. 6.2
VIII
Significant damage in Zagreb.[ 8]
8 October 1909
Pokupsko
c. 6+ 3 ⁄4
VIII
Pokupsko earthquake was extensively studied by Andrija Mohorovičić , which led him to discover the Mohorovičić discontinuity .[ 8] [ 9]
30 May 1925
Knin
c. 6.2
[ 8]
20 July 1927
Jelsa
c. 6.2
[ 8]
27 March 1938
Bilogora
c. 6.2
[ 8]
29 December 1942
Imotski
6.2
IX
20+
More than 20 people dead.[ 10] [ 8]
15 August 1956
Vis
5.8
VII-VIII
[ 5]
7 January 1962
Podgora
6.2
VII
4
Four people died.[ 8] [ 12] See 1962 Makarska earthquakes
11 January 1962
Makarska
6.1
IX
2
Two people killed.[ 8] [ 13] [ 14] See 1962 Makarska earthquakes
13 April 1964
Dilj , Slavonski Brod
6.0
VII
3
C. 2,000 houses damaged, Three people were killed.[ 8] [ 15] [ 16]
15 April 1979
Montenegro
7.0
X
Widespread damage in south-east Croatia; more than 1,000 buildings damaged in Dubrovnik alone.[ 17] See 1979 Montenegro earthquake
16 March 1982
Novi Marof
4.5
VIII
Damage to cultural heritage in the Hrvatsko Zagorje area exceeded 1.38 billion Yugoslav dinars .[ 18] [ 19]
27 November 1990
Dinara
5.6
VII
[ 5]
25 August 1995
Požega
4.9
V
Minor damage in the city centre.[ 20]
5 September 1996
Ston
6.0
VIII
350 buildings destroyed or rendered unsafe.[ 22] [ 5] See 1996 Ston–Slano earthquake
29 March 2003
Jabuka
5.5
The strongest tremor in the series of 28 earthquakes stronger than 4.0 on the Richter scale.[ 23]
23 May 2004
Imotski -Grude
5.5
VI-VII
[ 23] [ 24]
9 December 2016
Split
4.7
VI
Slight damage and power outages in the area of Split.[ 25] [ 26]
22 March 2020
Zagreb
5.5
VII
1
See 2020 Zagreb earthquake
29 December 2020
Petrinja
6.4
IX
7
See 2020 Petrinja earthquake
8 June 2021
Šibenik
4.7
VI
Slight damage.[ 27] [ 28]
6 October 2021
Trilj
4.9
VII
Cracked walls, landslide damaged a road.[ 29] [ 30] [ 31]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes ' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.
See also
References
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^ "M 6.2 – Croatia" . United States Geological Survey. January 11, 1962. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ "Potres u Stonu 1996. razrušio pola starog grada, najrazorniji u povijesti onaj dubrovački" . Večernji list (in Croatian). 22 March 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021 .
^ "M 6.0 – Croatia" . United States Geological Survey. April 13, 1964. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Thomas, Mark (15 April 2018). "On this day – Dubrovnik hit by earthquake in 1979" . The Dubrovnik Times . Retrieved 3 January 2021 .
^ Lučić, Branko (1982). "Spomenici kulture i potres od 16. ožujka 1982. u Hrvatskom Zagorju" . Informatica Museologica (in Croatian). 13 (1– 2): 36– 37. ISSN 0350-2325 . Retrieved 10 April 2022 .
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^ "M 4.9 – 5 km NW of Požega, Croatia" . United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 November 2014 .
^ "Je li potres u Stonu 'najavio' one u Zagrebu i Petrinji? Tog rujna 1996. kazaljke na staroj Gradskoj vijećnici zaustavile su se u 22 sata i 45 minuta" . Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 31 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021 .
^ a b Ivančić, I.; Herak, D.; Markušić, S.; Sović, I.; Herak, M. (2006). "Seismicity of Croatia in the period 2002–2005" . Geofizika . 23 (2): 89.
^ Večernji list (24 May 2004). "Vrlo jak potres u Dalmaciji i BiH bez žrtava i velikih šteta" (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 January 2021 .
^ Večernji list (9 December 2016). "Snažan potres u Splitu, prestrašeni ljudi bježali iz zgrada. S Dioklecijanova akvadukta pala gromada teška 50 kg!" (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 January 2021 .
^ European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. "M 4.7 – CROATIA – 2016-12-09 12:57:00 UTC" . Retrieved 23 January 2021 .
^ "Jak potres uzdrmao Šibenik, komad stijene pao na automobil: 'Zovu nas uplašeni građani' " . jutarnji.hr . 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021 .
^ "Potres kod Šibenika; 4,7 po Richteru" . telegram.hr . Retrieved 8 June 2021 .
^ "Zbog potresa popucali zidovi kuća, odron ceste kraj Trilja. Načelnik Dicma: Nakon ovog velikog bila su još tri manja. Pojavila se snimka zastrašujućeg zvuka" . slobodnadalmacija.hr . 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Jak potres s epicentrom kod Trilja jutros zatresao Dalmaciju, odron na Kamešnici" . crometeo.hr . 18 November 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "M 4.9 – 7 km S of Orguz, Bosnia and Herzegovina" . United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
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