Earthquake — Balkans Nw: Croatia

When

9 Nov 1880

Kind

Earthquake

Where

Croatia

Coordinates

45.90° N, 16.10° E

Intensity mmi

10

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Strong earthquake in Croatia

The 1880 earthquake which struck Zagreb, and is also known as The Great Zagreb earthquake, occurred with a moment magnitude of 6.3 on 9 November 1880. Its epicenter was in the Medvednica mountain north of Zagreb. Although only one person was killed in the earthquake, it destroyed or damaged many buildings and spurred a renovation program in the city's historic center.

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• NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
• EPICA v1.1, European preinstrumental earthquakes 1000–1899 (Rovida & Antonucci 2021)INGV · names it “Earthquake”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A major earthquake strikes Zagreb and destroys many buildings, including Zagreb Cathedral”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Ein schweres Erdbeben erschüttert Kroatiens Hauptstadt Zagreb”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Un terremoto de 6,3 sacude la ciudad de Zagreb en Croacia dejando 1 muerto y destruyendo muchos edificios”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page