October 12, 1926 Earthquake: Berane, Crna Gora, Montenegro, Balkans NW

Date

October 12, 1926

Place

Berane, Crna Gora, Montenegro, Balkans NW

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

42.600° N, 18.500° E

Country

Montenegro

Damage

$1.1 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.

• April 6, 1667, Ragusa, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Balkans NWM7.2 · 5,000 deaths · 33 km
• April 15, 1979, Montenegro, Balkans NWM6.9 · 131 deaths · $2.7 billion · 81 km
• June 1, 1905, Shkoder, AlbaniaM6.6 · 120 deaths · $23.8 million · 106 km
• November 26, 2019, Durres, Thumane, Tirana, AlbaniaM6.4 · 51 deaths · $1.1 billion · 11,000 houses destroyed · 148 km
• August 27, 1942, Peshkopia, Magellare, AlbaniaM6 · 43 deaths · 186 km
• January 7, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NWM5.9 · 4 deaths · 138 km
• April 22, 2022, Mostar, Stolac, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and HerzegovinaM5.7 · 1 death · 59 km
• May 13, 1984, Dubrovnik, Ljubinje, Croatia, Bosnia and HerzegovinaM5.1 · 1 death · 75 km
• November 3, 1968, Montenegro, Balkans NWM5.3 · 1 death · $38.6 million · 86 km
• January 11, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NWM6.1 · 1 death · 2,290 houses destroyed · 138 km
• September 15, 1608, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia22 km
• 1632, Croatia, Balkans NW24 km
• December 11, 1853, Montenegro, Balkans NWM5.3 · 24 km
• October 1823, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Balkans NWDeaths: many · 27 km
• May 14, 1608, Montenegro, Balkans NW28 km

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