September 14, 1509 Earthquake: Bled,slatna,begunje, Slovenia, Balkans NW
An earthquake struck Bled,slatna,begunje, Slovenia, Balkans NW on September 14, 1509 at 00:15 UTC.
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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
- September 14, 1509
- Time
- 00:15 UTC
- Place
- Bled,slatna,begunje, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 46.400° N, 14.100° E
- Country
- Slovenia
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1509, September 14, 00h15m. Intensity VIII. The castle of Bled destroyed. Also castles Slatna and Begunje in Idrija - Cerkno region. Time of the evening event in Friuli is given. Most of the western part of Slovenia ruined or severely damaged. Included Ljubljana. Strong movements along Idrija fault. Numerous aftershocks. About 26 towns and castles have been ruined. (reference #1194)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 25, 1348, Celovac, Veneto, Slovenia, Villach, Italy, Austria
- August 8, 1511, Cividale del Fruili, Italy
- May 6, 1976, NW, Slovenia, NE, Balkans NW, Italy
- June 29, 1873, Bellunese, Italy
- 778, Treviso, Italy
- December 4, 1690, Carinthie, Austria
- March 26, 1511, Idrija,skofja Loka, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- September 15, 1976, Northeastern, Italy
- December 29, 2020, Petrinja, Croatia, Balkans NW
- April 14, 1895, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- September 11, 1976, Northeastern, Italy
- July 12, 2004, Bovec, Kobarid, Slovenia
- April 12, 1998, Bovec, Kobarid, Arnoldstein, Slovenia, Austria
- March 22, 2020, Zagreb, Croatia, Balkans NW
- May 9, 1861, Citta Della Pieve, Italy
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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 671.