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] | |||
| 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Trkulja, Drago (2010). "Seizmičnost Bosne i Hercegovine" [Seismicity of Bosnia and Herzegovina] (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ↑ "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.
Further reading
- Omerbashich, Mensur; Sijarić, Galiba (28 November 2006). "Seismotectonics of Bosnia - Overview". Acta Geodyn. Geomater. 3 (2): 17–29. arXiv:physics/0611279. Bibcode:2006AcGdG...3...17O.
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