March 26, 1502 Earthquake: Croatia, Balkans NW
An earthquake struck Croatia, Balkans NW on March 26, 1502 at 13:00 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
- March 26, 1502
- Time
- 13:00 UTC
- Place
- Croatia, Balkans NW
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 45.800° N, 16.100° 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.
- December 4, 1690, Carinthie, Austria
- January 29, 1943, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 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
- April 12, 1998, Bovec, Kobarid, Arnoldstein, Slovenia, Austria
- July 12, 2004, Bovec, Kobarid, Slovenia
- November 9, 1880, Croatia, Balkans NW
- September 5, 1590, Nagykanizsa, Zagreb, Hungary, Croatia, Balkans NW
- October 13, 1775, Bedekovcina, Croatia, Balkans NW
- January 29, 1917, Brezice, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- 1640, 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 660.