February 4, 1739 Earthquake: Serbia, Balkans NW

Name: February 4, 1739 Earthquake: Serbia, Balkans NW
Start: 1739-02-04
Location: Serbia, Balkans NW

February 4, 1739

An earthquake struck Serbia, Balkans NW on February 4, 1739.

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: February 4, 1739
Place: Serbia, Balkans NW
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 44.000° N, 21.300° E
Country: Serbia

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

February 21, 2015, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and HerzegovinaM3.7 · 4 deaths · 198 km
April 8, 1893, Popovic, NW, Balkans, Serbia3 deaths · 24 km
November 3, 2010, Kraljevo, Serbia, Balkans NWM5.5 · 2 deaths · 1,000 houses destroyed · 57 km
July 12, 1991, Banloc, Deta, Timisoara, RomaniaM5.6 · 2 deaths · 153 km
September 29, 1998, Belgrade, Ljig, Valjevo, Serbia, Balkans NWM5.5 · 1 death · 100 km
April 24, 2002, N, Kosovo, Macedonia, Balkans NW, SerbiaM5.7 · 1 death · $350 million · 174 km
May 15, 1927, Serbia, Balkans NWM5.9 · 65 km
September 7, 1984, Serbia, Balkans NWM4.7 · 81 km
March 24, 1922, Serbia, Balkans NWM6 · Deaths: many · 84 km
April 13, 1978, Brus, Serbia, Balkans NWM5.7 · 87 km
May 18, 1980, Serbia, Balkans NWM5.8 · $5 million · 87 km
September 10, 1983, Serbia, Balkans NWM5.1 · 91 km
March 8, 2015, Kosjeric, Serbia, Balkans NWM4.4 · 110 km
July 18, 1991, Orsava, RomaniaM5.6 · 132 km
December 2, 1991, Voiteg, Deta, Banloc, RomaniaM5.5 · 167 km

Significant earthquakes of 1739 The 1700s Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 1275.