July 17, 1882 Earthquake: W, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Balkans NW
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck W, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Balkans NW on July 17, 1882 at 07:51:00 UTC, 12 km below the surface.
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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 17, 1882
- Time
- 07:51:00 UTC
- Place
- W, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- Magnitude
- 4.8
- Focal depth
- 12 km (7 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 46.000° N, 14.200° E
- Country
- Slovenia
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 25, 1348, Celovac, Veneto, Slovenia, Villach, Italy, Austria
- August 8, 1511, Cividale del Fruili, Italy
- May 6, 1976, NW, Slovenia, NE, Balkans NW, Italy
- June 29, 1873, Bellunese, Italy
- 778, Treviso, Italy
- December 4, 1690, Carinthie, Austria
- March 26, 1511, Idrija,skofja Loka, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- September 15, 1976, Northeastern, Italy
- December 29, 2020, Petrinja, Croatia, Balkans NW
- April 14, 1895, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- September 11, 1976, Northeastern, Italy
- April 12, 1998, Bovec, Kobarid, Arnoldstein, Slovenia, Austria
- July 12, 2004, Bovec, Kobarid, Slovenia
- March 22, 2020, Zagreb, Croatia, Balkans NW
- May 9, 1861, Citta Della Pieve, Italy
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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 2311.