July 4, 1757 Earthquake: Croatia, Balkans NW

Name: July 4, 1757 Earthquake: Croatia, Balkans NW
Start: 1757-07-04
Location: Croatia, Balkans NW

July 4, 1757

An earthquake struck Croatia, Balkans NW on July 4, 1757.

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: July 4, 1757
Place: Croatia, Balkans NW
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 45.800° N, 17.400° E
Country: Croatia

The toll

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

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

January 29, 1943, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina19 deaths · 170 km
October 26, 1969, Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and HerzegovinaM6 · 14 deaths · $50 million · 100 km
October 27, 1969, Kakasi, Jablan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and HerzegovinaM6.4 · 9 deaths · 101 km
December 29, 2020, Petrinja, Croatia, Balkans NWM6.4 · 8 deaths · $4.2 billion · 1,500 houses destroyed · 98 km
February 21, 2015, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and HerzegovinaM3.7 · 4 deaths · 186 km
April 13, 1964, Croatia, Balkans NWM6 · 3 deaths · 78 km
March 22, 2020, Zagreb, Croatia, Balkans NWM5.3 · 1 death · $1.8 billion · 6,305 houses destroyed · 111 km
November 8, 1878, Croatia, Balkans NW64 km
September 5, 1590, Nagykanizsa, Zagreb, Hungary, Croatia, Balkans NWDeaths: many · 86 km
March 26, 1502, Croatia, Balkans NW101 km
November 9, 1880, Croatia, Balkans NW101 km
May 20, 1459, Croatia, Balkans NW101 km
August 13, 1981, Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and HerzegovinaM5.5 · $5 million · 106 km
March 30, 1738, Medimurje, Croatia, Balkans NWM5.1 · 106 km
October 13, 1775, Bedekovcina, Croatia, Balkans NW118 km

Significant earthquakes of 1757 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 1347.