May 6, 1516 Earthquake: Croatia, Balkans NW
An earthquake struck Croatia, Balkans NW on May 6, 1516 at 10:00 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
- May 6, 1516
- Time
- 10:00 UTC
- 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 NW
- April 15, 1979, Montenegro, Balkans NW
- June 1, 1905, Shkoder, Albania
- November 26, 2019, Durres, Thumane, Tirana, Albania
- January 7, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NW
- May 13, 1984, Dubrovnik, Ljubinje, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- April 22, 2022, Mostar, Stolac, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- January 11, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NW
- November 3, 1968, Montenegro, Balkans NW
- 1451, Croatia, Balkans NW
- 1471, Croatia, Balkans NW
- February 15, 1482, Croatia, Balkans NW
- December 7, 1504, Croatia, Balkans NW
- July 28, 1516, Croatia, Balkans NW
- May 17, 1520, Ragusa, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Balkans NW
More
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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 685.