What the records say
- When
- 5 Sep 1996
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Where
- Croatia
- Coordinates
- 42.80° N, 17.94° E
- Intensity mmi
- 8
- Depth km
- 10
1996 Ston–Slano earthquake
Strong earthquake in Dalmatia, Croatia
On 5 September 1996 at 22:44 local time, southern Dalmatia, Croatia, was hit by a strong earthquake of moment magnitude 6.0. The epicentre was near the coastline of the Adriatic Sea, close to the village of Slano, roughly 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of Dubrovnik.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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