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Historic Earthquake
1969 Banja Luka Earthquake
26 October 1969 · Bosnia-Herzegovina, Banja Luka · Bosnia and Herzegovina
On 26 October 1969 at 15:36 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Banja Luka), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 14 people.
- Date
- 26 October 1969
- Time
- 15:36 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 14
- Estimated Damage
- 50 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1943Bosnia-Herzegovina19 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth