October 26, 1969 Earthquake: Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 26, 1969 at 15:36:00 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 14 people.
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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
- October 26, 1969
- Time
- 15:36:00 UTC
- Place
- Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Magnitude
- 6
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 44.900° N, 17.300° E
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
The toll
- Deaths
- 14
- Damage
- $50 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 29, 1943, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- October 27, 1969, Kakasi, Jablan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- December 29, 2020, Petrinja, Croatia, Balkans NW
- February 21, 2015, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- January 7, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NW
- April 13, 1964, Croatia, Balkans NW
- March 22, 2020, Zagreb, Croatia, Balkans NW
- January 11, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NW
- August 13, 1981, Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1386, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- July 4, 1757, Croatia, Balkans NW
- November 25, 1986, Strmica, Knin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- November 27, 1990, Titograd, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- September 5, 1590, Nagykanizsa, Zagreb, Hungary, Croatia, Balkans NW
- March 26, 1502, 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 4506.