June 16, 1456 Earthquake: Serbia, Balkans NW

Name: June 16, 1456 Earthquake: Serbia, Balkans NW
Start: 1456-06-16
Location: Serbia, Balkans NW

June 16, 1456

An earthquake struck Serbia, Balkans NW on June 16, 1456.

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: June 16, 1456
Place: Serbia, Balkans NW
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 42.200° N, 20.700° E
Country: Serbia

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

July 26, 1963, Skopje, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North MacedoniaM6 · 1,070 deaths · $1 billion · 51 km
April 15, 1979, Montenegro, Balkans NWM6.9 · 131 deaths · $2.7 billion · 123 km
June 1, 1905, Shkoder, AlbaniaM6.6 · 120 deaths · $23.8 million · 91 km
January 28, 1931, Korce, AlbaniaM5.8 · 90 deaths · 178 km
November 26, 2019, Durres, Thumane, Tirana, AlbaniaM6.4 · 51 deaths · $1.1 billion · 11,000 houses destroyed · 121 km
August 27, 1942, Peshkopia, Magellare, AlbaniaM6 · 43 deaths · 61 km
November 30, 1967, AlbaniaM6.5 · 18 deaths · $20 million · 80 km
March 18, 1962, AlbaniaM6 · 15 deaths · 176 km
February 25, 1983, Skopje, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North MacedoniaM4.7 · 12 deaths · $500,000 · 74 km
September 1, 1959, AlbaniaM6.1 · 2 deaths · 163 km
November 3, 2010, Kraljevo, Serbia, Balkans NWM5.5 · 2 deaths · 1,000 houses destroyed · 173 km
April 24, 2002, N, Kosovo, Macedonia, Balkans NW, SerbiaM5.7 · 1 death · $350 million · 68 km
November 3, 1968, Montenegro, Balkans NWM5.3 · 1 death · $38.6 million · 116 km
January 13, 2024, Lushnje, AlbaniaM4.5 · 1 death · 156 km
November 16, 1982, Bier, Berat, Lushnje, Albania, Balkans NW, North MacedoniaM5.5 · 1 death · $5 million · 173 km

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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 608.