Significant earthquakes of 1858

January 15, 1858 Earthquake: Zilina, Slovakia

January 15, 1858 · $50,000

An earthquake struck Zilina, Slovakia on January 15, 1858.

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
January 15, 1858
Place
Zilina, Slovakia
Intensity
9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
49.200° N, 18.800° E
Country
Slovakia

The toll

Damage
$50,000

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

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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 2017.