List of earthquakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina information
This incomplete list lists earthquakes that had epicentres within the current borders of Bosnia and Herzegovina or otherwise had a significant impact on the country.
Date
Epicentre
Mag.
Intensity
Deaths
Notes
6 January 1905
Krupanj, Serbia
5.3
VII
[1]
7 April 1905
Petrovac
5.0
VII
[1]
1 August 1907
Počitelj
5.7
VII–VIII
[1]
25 December 1908
Vlasenica
5.3
VI–VII
[1]
8 October 1909
Pokupsko, Croatia
6.0
IX
[1]
12 March 1916
Bihać
5.0
VII
[1]
6 February 1923
Jajce
5.0
VII
[1]
15 March 1923
Imotski, Croatia
6.2
VIII–IX
2
Two women died in Drinovci. A tobacco factory in Mostar was destroyed.[2][1]
14 February 1927
Ljubinje
6.0
VIII
2
Ljubinje was hit severely. Two children died in Berkovići. Many houses were damaged in Stolac and local villages, some completely levelled. See 1927 Ljubinje earthquake.[1]
17 December 1940
Derventa
5.1
VII
[1]
31 December 1950
Drugovići
5.7
VIII
About 25 km NE of Banja Luka.[1]
11 June 1962
Treskavica
6.0
VIII
[1]
13 April 1964
Dilj Mountain, Croatia
5.7
VIII
[1]
7 March 1967
Srebrenica
5.1
VII
[1]
27 October 1969
Banja Luka
6.6
IX
15
A total of 15 people died and over a thousand were injured. The city of Banja Luka was devastated, with over 86,000 apartments destroyed. See 1969 Banja Luka earthquake.[1]
25 August 1970
Gacko
5.0
VII
[1]
7 September 1970
Knin, Croatia
5.3
VIII
[1]
29 October 1974
Lukavac
5.0
VII
[1]
15 April 1979
Ulcinj, Montenegro
7.1
IX
See 1979 Montenegro earthquake[1]
13 August 1981
Banja Luka
5.5
VIII
44 people injured and damage in Banja Luka. Also felt in western Hungary and in Trieste, Italy.[3]
23 May 2004
Grude
5.5
VI–VII
There was a rockfall at the Blue Lake, and the water level of the Vrljika decreased by several metres.[4] The worst damage occurred in Sovići. The earthquake was probably caused by the reverse Imotski Fault.[5]: 98–99
21 February 2015
Tuzla
3.6
IV
Four people killed and one injured due to a landslide in a mine near Tuzla.[6][7]
26 November 2019
Blagaj, Mostar
5.4
VII
[8]
29 December 2020
Petrinja, Croatia
6.4
IX
Buildings were damaged in the Una–Sana Canton and northern Republika Srpska. The town of Kostajnica suffered the worst damages. The earthquake started six building fires in Kostajnica, and the town hall was rendered unusable. See 2020 Petrinja earthquake[9]
22 April 2022
Strupići
5.7
VIII
1
One woman died in Stolac. There was damage in much of southern Herzegovina. See 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina earthquake.[10]
30 December 2023
Ljubetovo
4.7
VI
Four people were injured as the earthquake striked near the city of Zenica. Material damage and landslides were reported in the surrounding areas. [11]
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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^"GRUDE i IMOTSKI 1923. i 1962.: U potresu poginule sestre iz Drinovaca, mnoge kuće porušene" [Grude and Imotski 1923 and 1962: Two sisters from Drinovci died in the earthquake, many houses collapsed]. Grude.com (in Croatian). 8 September 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^"M 5.5 - Bosnia and Herzegovina". US Geological Survey.
^Šarić, Frane; Jović, Marija (24 May 2004). "Vrlo jak potres u Dalmaciji i BiH bez žrtava i velikih šteta" [Very strong earthquake in Dalmatia and B&H without fatalities or large damages]. Večernji list (in Croatian). Zagreb. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
^Ivančić, Ines; Herak, Davorka; Markušić, Snježana; Sović, Ivica; Herak, Marijan (30 December 2006). "Seismicity of Croatia in the period 2002-2005". Geofizika. 23 (2): 87–103. ISSN 0352-3659. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
^"Tuzla: Izvučena tijela nastradalih u rudniku". Al Jazeera Balkans (in Bosnian).
^"M 3.6 - 7 km ESE of Tojši?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina". US Geological Survey.
^"Zemljotres od 5,4 stepena pogodio BiH, građani istrčali na ulice".
^"Teške posledice zemljotresa u Bosni i Hercegovini" [Earthquake has serious consequences in Bosnia and Herzegovina]. N1 Srbija (in Serbian (Latin script)). Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^"Potresi zabilježeni u zadnjih 60 dana" [Earthquakes recorded in the last 60 days] (in Bosnian). Federal Hydrometeorological Service of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^"USGS 4,7 earthquake in Željezno Polje".
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