What the records say
- When
- 6 Apr 1667
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 42.60° N, 18.10° E
- Deaths
- 5000
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.2
- Runups
- 3
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1667 Dubrovnik earthquake
Earthquake in present-day Croatia
The 1667 Dubrovnik earthquake was one of the three most devastating earthquakes to hit what is now modern Croatia in the last 2,400 years, since records began. The entire city was almost destroyed and around 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed. The city's Rector Simone Ghetaldi was killed and over three quarters of all public buildings were destroyed. At the time, Dubrovnik was the capital of the Republic of Ragusa.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page