List of earthquakes in Croatia

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Epicentres of major earthquakes in Croatia with year of occurrence since 1900

This is a list of significant earthquakes that either had their epicentres in Croatia or had a significant impact in the country.

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. ^[1]

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. ^[2]

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. [1] [3]
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. [1] [3] 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. [1] [3]
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. [1]
2 January 1906	Kašina	c. 6.2	VIII		Significant damage in Zagreb. [1] [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] [11]
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] [11] [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. [21] [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]
11 February 2025	Zadar	4.6	V		Numerous homes and three churches damaged. Some injured. [32]
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

• List of earthquakes in Italy
• List of earthquakes in Slovenia
• List of earthquakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• List of earthquakes in Albania

References

1. Simović 2000, p. 638.
2. Jurukovski & Gavrilović 1994.
3. Škreb 1929, p. 210.
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5. Herak & Herak 2012 , p. 271
6. "Seismological characteristics of Dubrovnik region". zod.hr. Institute for Restoration of Dubrovnik. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
7. Moravček, Goran (28 November 2012). "Potres 1750. promijenio lice Rijeke". Fluminensia (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
8. "Od početka 20. stoljeća u Hrvatskoj su bila samo četiri jača potresa od ovog u Petrinji". Večernji list (in Croatian). HINA. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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11. Nola et al. 2013, p. 330.
12. "M 6.2 – Croatia-Bosnia and Herzegovina border region". United States Geological Survey. January 7, 1962. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
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14. "M 6.2 – Croatia". United States Geological Survey. January 11, 1962. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
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16. "M 6.0 – Croatia". United States Geological Survey. April 13, 1964. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
17. Thomas, Mark (15 April 2018). "On this day – Dubrovnik hit by earthquake in 1979". The Dubrovnik Times. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
18. 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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20. "M 4.9 – 5 km NW of Požega, Croatia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
21. Nola et al. 2013, pp. 330–331.
22. "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.
23. Ivančić, I.; Herak, D.; Markušić, S.; Sović, I.; Herak, M. (2006). "Seismicity of Croatia in the period 2002–2005". Geofizika. 23 (2): 89.
24. Večernji list (24 May 2004). "Vrlo jak potres u Dalmaciji i BiH bez žrtava i velikih šteta" (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
25. 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.
26. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. "M 4.7 – CROATIA – 2016-12-09 12:57:00 UTC" . Retrieved 23 January 2021.
27. "Jak potres uzdrmao Šibenik, komad stijene pao na automobil: 'Zovu nas uplašeni građani'". jutarnji.hr. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
28. "Potres kod Šibenika; 4,7 po Richteru". telegram.hr. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
29. "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.
30. "Jak potres s epicentrom kod Trilja jutros zatresao Dalmaciju, odron na Kamešnici". crometeo.hr. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
31. "M 4.9 – 7 km S of Orguz, Bosnia and Herzegovina". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
32. "Danki i Slavku kuća je oštećena u potresu: 'Mislili smo da će se cijela srušiti'" (in Croatian). Danas. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.

Bibliography

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External links

• NGDC (1972), NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K