May 20, 1459 Earthquake: Croatia, Balkans NW
An earthquake struck Croatia, Balkans NW on May 20, 1459.
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
- May 20, 1459
- Place
- Croatia, Balkans NW
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 46.300° N, 16.300° E
- Country
- Croatia
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 4, 1690, Carinthie, Austria
- October 26, 1969, Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- October 27, 1969, Kakasi, Jablan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- December 29, 2020, Petrinja, Croatia, Balkans NW
- April 14, 1895, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- April 13, 1964, Croatia, Balkans NW
- March 22, 2020, Zagreb, Croatia, Balkans NW
- March 30, 1738, Medimurje, Croatia, Balkans NW
- November 8, 1878, Croatia, Balkans NW
- September 5, 1590, Nagykanizsa, Zagreb, Hungary, Croatia, Balkans NW
- October 13, 1775, Bedekovcina, Croatia, Balkans NW
- November 9, 1880, Croatia, Balkans NW
- March 26, 1502, Croatia, Balkans NW
- January 29, 1917, Brezice, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- June 17, 1628, Krisko,brestanica, 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 620.