April 25, 1201 Earthquake: Styria, Slovenia, Balkans NW
An earthquake struck Styria, Slovenia, Balkans NW on April 25, 1201 at 14:00 UTC.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- April 25, 1201
- Time
- 14:00 UTC
- Place
- Styria, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 46.400° N, 15.300° E
- Country
- Slovenia
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
April 25, 1201, 14:00, 46 N, 15.3 E. Castle of Vitanje (Weitensten) destroyed, correctly Wizensten monastery Zice damaged. In Upper Styria castle of Katsch near Murau (Austria) was destroyed. (other epicenter?). Extensive damage in Styria, Austria. Discrepancies between data in various sources. (reference #1194)
May 4, 1201, Vienna, Austria, intensity III which corresponds to an earthquake which destroyed towns and devastated districts. (reference #1055)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 25, 1348, Celovac, Veneto, Slovenia, Villach, Italy, Austria
- August 8, 1511, Cividale del Fruili, Italy
- May 6, 1976, NW, Slovenia, NE, Balkans NW, Italy
- December 4, 1690, Carinthie, Austria
- March 26, 1511, Idrija,skofja Loka, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- September 15, 1976, Northeastern, Italy
- December 29, 2020, Petrinja, Croatia, Balkans NW
- April 14, 1895, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- September 11, 1976, Northeastern, Italy
- March 22, 2020, Zagreb, Croatia, Balkans NW
- April 12, 1998, Bovec, Kobarid, Arnoldstein, Slovenia, Austria
- July 12, 2004, Bovec, Kobarid, Slovenia
- June 17, 1628, Krisko,brestanica, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- May 19, 1963, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- August 27, 1840, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Balkans NW
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 435.