List of earthquakes in Serbia

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This is a list of earthquakes in Serbia that had epicentres in Serbia or within the current borders had a significant impact on the country.

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Earthquakes

DateLocation Mag. MMI DeathsInjuriesNotesRef
2010-11-03 Raška, Kraljevo 5.5 MwVIII2100+Severe damage [1] [2]
1999-07-01 Rasina 5.2 MwVISeveral roofs and chimneys damage in the Milutovac, Medveđa, Trstenik area. [3]
1999-04-30 Kolubara 5.4 MwVI–VIISeveral homes damaged in Ljig area. [4]
1998-09-29 Kolubara, Mionica 5.5 MwVIII117Severe damage [5]
1991-07-12 Timiș (Romania)5.6 MwVII230Severe damage in Timișoara, in Romania. Slight damage at Belgrade. [6]
1987-08-14 Moravica District 5.0 MwVI2Many buildings damage in the Kraljevo-Bogutovacka Banja area [7]
1983-09-10 Kopaonik 5.1 MwVIII1,200 buildings damage [8]
1980-05-18 Raška 5.8 MwVIIMany buildings damage [9]
1979-04-15 Bar Municipality (Montenegro)6.9 MwXWidely felt in the country. [10]
1927-05-15 Kragujevac 6.0 Mw [11]
1922-03-24 Moravica District 6.0 Mw [12]
1738-05-31 Vrancea (Romania)7.9 MwIX–XIn Niš, the fortress on Nišava partially collapsed, and in Nikopol on Danube four mosques collapsed. [13] [14]

See also

References

  1. ANSS. "M 5.5 - 5 km NE of Kraljevo, Serbia 2010". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
  2. "2 killed in earthquake in central Serbia". Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  3. ANSS. "M 5.2 - 8 km N of Trstenik, Serbia 1999". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
  4. ANSS. "M 5.4 - 14 km WSW of Ljig, Serbia 1999". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
  5. "Hungarian Earthquake Bulletin / Magyarorsz gi f ldreng sek" (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2004-03-10. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  6. ANSS. "M 5.6 - 2 km S of Livezile, Romania 1991". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
  7. ANSS. "M 5.0 - 18 km SSE of ?a?ak, Serbia 1987". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
  8. "Earthquake in Serbia". The New York Times. Associated Press. 13 September 1983.
  9. ANSS. "M 5.8 - 18 km E of Raška, Serbia 1980". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
  10. ANSS. "M 6.9 - 6 km E of Stari Bar, Montenegro 1979". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
  11. ANSS. "M 6.0 - 8 km WNW of Kragujevac, Serbia 1927". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
  12. ANSS. "M 6.0 - 11 km S of ?a?ak, Serbia 1922". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
  13. "Craiova – Cutremure". Vladimir Rosulescu – Istorie (in Romanian). 15 September 2011.
  14. Georgescu, Emil-Sever (1–6 August 2004). "Forensic engineering studies on historical earthquakes in Romania" (PDF). 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Vancouver.