Significant earthquakes of 1667

April 6, 1667 Earthquake: Ragusa, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Balkans NW

April 6, 1667 · M7.2 · 5,000 deaths

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Ragusa, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Balkans NW on April 6, 1667 at 07:10 UTC. It killed 5,000 people.

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The earthquake

Date
April 6, 1667
Time
07:10 UTC
Place
Ragusa, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Balkans NW
Magnitude
7.2 (Ms)
Intensity
11 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Epicenter
42.600° N, 18.100° E
Country
Croatia

The toll

Deaths
5,000
Damage
Extreme (about $25 million or more)
Houses destroyed
Very many (over 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.

1667, April 6. Earthquake intensity XI. Catastrophic tremor in Dubrovnik (Raguse), which was completely destroyed; 5000 died, 90% of the population. Complete upheaval of the small island of Mljet (Mezzo). Tidal wave devastated, fire and rock-slides on the city, which was then plundered by gangsters. The destruction extended to Kotor, Budua and other localities. (reference #1093)

1667, April 6. Dubrobnik, 42 deg 38 min N, 18 deg 07 min E, ...the other was in Dubrovnik in 1667 when more than one-third of the inhabitants perished. (reference #1224)

1667, April 6. Ragusa ruined; 5,000 perished. (reference #1073)

1667, April 6. Austria, Ragusa, Dalmatia, intensity I which corresponds to an earthquake of intensity sufficient to crack walls, break chimneys, to shatter old buildings or to produce cracks in the ground. (reference #1055)

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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 1042.