Significant earthquakes of 1555

1555 Earthquake: Razlovci, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia

1555

An earthquake struck Razlovci, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia in 1555.

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
1555
Place
Razlovci, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
Intensity
12 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
42.800° N, 22.800° E

The toll

Damage
Extreme (about $25 million or more)

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.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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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 729.