February 26, 1755 Earthquake: Serbia, Balkans NW
An earthquake struck Serbia, Balkans NW on February 26, 1755.
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 26, 1755
- Place
- Serbia, Balkans NW
- Intensity
- X, extreme shaking, on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 42.500° N, 21.900° 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.
- July 26, 1963, Skopje, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- June 1, 1905, Shkoder, Albania
- August 27, 1942, Peshkopia, Magellare, Albania
- November 30, 1967, Albania
- February 25, 1983, Skopje, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- April 8, 1893, Popovic, NW, Balkans, Serbia
- November 3, 2010, Kraljevo, Serbia, Balkans NW
- April 24, 2002, N, Kosovo, Macedonia, Balkans NW, Serbia
- December 21, 1990, Edhessa, Kilkis, Greece
- September 11, 2016, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- 518, Skopje, Stamer, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- 1641, Bulgaria
- 1555, Razlovci, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- May 22, 2012, Pernik, Bulgaria
- June 16, 1456, Serbia, 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 2026-10-01. NCEI earthquake 1333.