June 20, 1974 Earthquake: Kozjansko, Slovenia, Balkans NW
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Kozjansko, Slovenia, Balkans NW on June 20, 1974 at 17:08:27 UTC, 7 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
- June 20, 1974
- Time
- 17:08:27 UTC
- Place
- Kozjansko, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 7 km (4 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 44.970° N, 15.530° 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 29, 1943, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- October 26, 1969, Banja Luka, 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
- April 14, 1895, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- March 22, 2020, Zagreb, Croatia, Balkans NW
- July 25, 1590, Senj, Croatia, Balkans NW
- 1648, Croatia, Balkans NW
- August 14, 1574, Croatia, Balkans NW
- 1323, Croatia, Balkans NW
- 567, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- February 11, 1699, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- August 10, 1838, Croatia, Balkans NW
- January 12, 1721, Croatia, Balkans NW
- June 6, 1280, 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 4660.