November 12, 1740 Earthquake: Serbia, Balkans NW
An earthquake struck Serbia, Balkans NW on November 12, 1740.
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
- November 12, 1740
- Place
- Serbia, Balkans NW
- Intensity
- X, extreme shaking, on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 45.100° N, 19.800° E
- Country
- Serbia
- Region
- Southern Europe
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Sources NCEI cites
The publications NCEI lists for this record. The numbers match the “reference #” notes in its account above.
- #1230 National Geophysical Data Center (1985). Summary of Earthquake Data Base, Key to Geophysical Records Documentation no. 21, 1985), National Geophysical Data Center, Boulder, Colorado, 1985. (references to Karnik)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 26, 1969, Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- February 21, 2015, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- April 13, 1964, Croatia, Balkans NW
- April 8, 1893, Popovic, NW, Balkans, Serbia
- July 12, 1991, Banloc, Deta, Timisoara, Romania
- November 3, 2010, Kraljevo, Serbia, Balkans NW
- September 29, 1998, Belgrade, Ljig, Valjevo, Serbia, Balkans NW
- March 24, 1922, Serbia, Balkans NW
- March 8, 2015, Kosjeric, Serbia, Balkans NW
- December 2, 1991, Voiteg, Deta, Banloc, Romania
- May 15, 1927, Serbia, Balkans NW
- February 4, 1739, Serbia, Balkans NW
- 1386, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- August 13, 1981, Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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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 2026-10-01. NCEI earthquake 1280.