1471 Earthquake: Croatia, Balkans NW

Name: 1471 Earthquake: Croatia, Balkans NW
Location: Croatia, Balkans NW

1471

An earthquake struck Croatia, Balkans NW in 1471.

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: 1471
Place: Croatia, Balkans NW
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 42.600° N, 18.100° 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.

April 6, 1667, Ragusa, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Balkans NWM7.2 · 5,000 deaths · 0 km
April 15, 1979, Montenegro, Balkans NWM6.9 · 131 deaths · $2.7 billion · 107 km
June 1, 1905, Shkoder, AlbaniaM6.6 · 120 deaths · $23.8 million · 135 km
November 26, 2019, Durres, Thumane, Tirana, AlbaniaM6.4 · 51 deaths · $1.1 billion · 11,000 houses destroyed · 170 km
January 7, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NWM5.9 · 4 deaths · 113 km
May 13, 1984, Dubrovnik, Ljubinje, Croatia, Bosnia and HerzegovinaM5.1 · 1 death · 51 km
April 22, 2022, Mostar, Stolac, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and HerzegovinaM5.7 · 1 death · 53 km
January 11, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NWM6.1 · 1 death · 2,290 houses destroyed · 113 km
November 3, 1968, Montenegro, Balkans NWM5.3 · 1 death · $38.6 million · 113 km
1451, Croatia, Balkans NW0 km
February 15, 1482, Croatia, Balkans NW0 km
December 7, 1504, Croatia, Balkans NW0 km
May 6, 1516, Croatia, Balkans NW0 km
July 28, 1516, Croatia, Balkans NW0 km
May 17, 1520, Ragusa, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Balkans NWDeaths: some · 0 km

Significant earthquakes of 1471 The 1400s Recent earthquakes near here

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 628.