April 29, 1850 Earthquake: Ston, Croatia, Balkans NW
An earthquake struck Ston, Croatia, Balkans NW on April 29, 1850.
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
- April 29, 1850
- Place
- Ston, Croatia, Balkans NW
- Intensity
- 11 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 42.800° N, 17.700° 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.
- April 6, 1667, Ragusa, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Balkans NW
- April 15, 1979, Montenegro, Balkans NW
- June 1, 1905, Shkoder, Albania
- January 29, 1943, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- January 7, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NW
- May 13, 1984, Dubrovnik, Ljubinje, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- April 22, 2022, Mostar, Stolac, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- January 11, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NW
- November 3, 1968, Montenegro, Balkans NW
- September 5, 1996, Ston, Slano, Croatia, Balkans NW
- October 20, 1479, Croatia, Balkans NW
- 1451, Croatia, Balkans NW
- 1471, Croatia, Balkans NW
- February 15, 1482, Croatia, Balkans NW
- December 7, 1504, Croatia, Balkans NW
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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 1904.