List of earthquakes in Croatia

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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.

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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

DateEpicenter Mag. Intensity DeathsNotes
26 March 1502 Medvednica VIIIThe earliest recorded earthquake in Zagreb; destroyed the tower of the St. Mark's Church. [1] [3]
26 March 1511 Slovenia XIntensity 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–IXDamaged the fortified town of Medvedgrad. [1] [3] See 1590 Neulengbach earthquake
6 April 1667 Dubrovnik IX–X3000–5000 [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 6.3VIII1See 1880 Zagreb earthquake
2 July 1898 Sinj, Trilj 6.7IX6See 1898 Trilj earthquake
17 December 1905 Kašina VIIISignificant damage in Zagreb. [1]
2 January 1906 Kašina c. 6.2VIIISignificant damage in Zagreb. [1] [8]
8 October 1909 Pokupsko c. 6+3⁄4VIIIPokupsko 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 6.2IX20+More than 20 people dead. [10] [8] [11]
15 August 1956 Vis 5.8VII-VIII [5]
7 January 1962 Podgora 6.2VII4Four people died. [8] [12] See 1962 Makarska earthquakes
11 January 1962 Makarska 6.1IX2Two people killed. [8] [11] [13] [14] See 1962 Makarska earthquakes
13 April 1964 Dilj, Slavonski Brod 6.0VII3C. 2,000 houses damaged, Three people were killed. [8] [15] [16]
15 April 1979 Montenegro 7.0XWidespread damage in south-east Croatia; more than 1,000 buildings damaged in Dubrovnik alone. [17] See 1979 Montenegro earthquake
16 March 1982 Novi Marof 4.5VIIIDamage to cultural heritage in the Hrvatsko Zagorje area exceeded 1.38 billion Yugoslav dinars. [18] [19]
27 November 1990 Dinara 5.6VII [5]
25 August 1995 Požega 4.9VMinor damage in the city centre. [20]
5 September 1996 Ston 6.0VIII350 buildings destroyed or rendered unsafe. [21] [22] [5] See 1996 Ston–Slano earthquake
29 March 2003 Jabuka 5.5The strongest tremor in the series of 28 earthquakes stronger than 4.0 on the Richter scale. [23]
23 May 2004 Imotski-Grude 5.5VI-VII [23] [24]
9 December 2016 Split 4.7VISlight damage and power outages in the area of Split. [25] [26]
22 March 2020 Zagreb 5.5VII1See 2020 Zagreb earthquake
29 December 2020 Petrinja 6.4IX7See 2020 Petrinja earthquake
8 June 2021 Šibenik 4.7VISlight damage. [27] [28]
6 October 2021 Trilj 4.9VIICracked 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.

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