September 10, 1983 Earthquake: Serbia, Balkans NW

Date

September 10, 1983

Time

06:14:22 UTC

Place

Serbia, Balkans NW

Magnitude

5.1 (mb)

Focal depth

10 km (6 mi)

Intensity

8 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

43.246° N, 20.859° E

Country

Serbia

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.

• July 26, 1963, Skopje, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North MacedoniaM6 · 1,070 deaths · $1 billion · 132 km
• April 15, 1979, Montenegro, Balkans NWM6.9 · 131 deaths · $2.7 billion · 186 km
• June 1, 1905, Shkoder, AlbaniaM6.6 · 120 deaths · $23.8 million · 164 km
• August 27, 1942, Peshkopia, Magellare, AlbaniaM6 · 43 deaths · 176 km
• November 30, 1967, AlbaniaM6.5 · 18 deaths · $20 million · 196 km
• February 25, 1983, Skopje, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North MacedoniaM4.7 · 12 deaths · $500,000 · 154 km
• April 8, 1893, Popovic, NW, Balkans, Serbia3 deaths · 110 km
• November 3, 2010, Kraljevo, Serbia, Balkans NWM5.5 · 2 deaths · 1,000 houses destroyed · 59 km
• April 24, 2002, N, Kosovo, Macedonia, Balkans NW, SerbiaM5.7 · 1 death · $350 million · 103 km
• September 29, 1998, Belgrade, Ljig, Valjevo, Serbia, Balkans NWM5.5 · 1 death · 124 km
• November 3, 1968, Montenegro, Balkans NWM5.3 · 1 death · $38.6 million · 180 km
• April 13, 1978, Brus, Serbia, Balkans NWM5.7 · 5 km
• May 18, 1980, Serbia, Balkans NWM5.8 · $5 million · 6 km
• September 7, 1984, Serbia, Balkans NWM4.7 · 11 km
• February 4, 1739, Serbia, Balkans NW91 km

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