October 20, 1479 Earthquake: Croatia, Balkans NW

Name: October 20, 1479 Earthquake: Croatia, Balkans NW
Start: 1479-10-20
Location: Croatia, Balkans NW

October 20, 1479

An earthquake struck Croatia, Balkans NW on October 20, 1479.

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: October 20, 1479
Place: Croatia, Balkans NW
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 43.000° N, 17.600° 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 · 60 km
April 15, 1979, Montenegro, Balkans NWM6.9 · 131 deaths · $2.7 billion · 166 km
June 1, 1905, Shkoder, AlbaniaM6.6 · 120 deaths · $23.8 million · 192 km
January 29, 1943, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina19 deaths · 152 km
January 7, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NWM5.9 · 4 deaths · 53 km
February 21, 2015, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and HerzegovinaM3.7 · 4 deaths · 198 km
May 13, 1984, Dubrovnik, Ljubinje, Croatia, Bosnia and HerzegovinaM5.1 · 1 death · 12 km
April 22, 2022, Mostar, Stolac, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and HerzegovinaM5.7 · 1 death · 48 km
January 11, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NWM6.1 · 1 death · 2,290 houses destroyed · 53 km
November 3, 1968, Montenegro, Balkans NWM5.3 · 1 death · $38.6 million · 171 km
April 29, 1850, Ston, Croatia, Balkans NW24 km
September 5, 1996, Ston, Slano, Croatia, Balkans NWM6 · 35 km
March 15, 1923, Podgora, Croatia, Balkans NW46 km
December 29, 1942, Croatia, Balkans NWM6 · 55 km
October 1823, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Balkans NWDeaths: many · 59 km

Significant earthquakes of 1479 The 1400s Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 630.