May 13, 1984 Earthquake: Dubrovnik, Ljubinje, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Dubrovnik, Ljubinje, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina on May 13, 1984 at 12:45:55 UTC, 30 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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
- May 13, 1984
- Time
- 12:45:55 UTC
- Place
- Dubrovnik, Ljubinje, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 30 km (19 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 42.967° N, 17.734° E
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- 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.
- April 6, 1667, Ragusa, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Balkans NW
- April 15, 1979, Montenegro, Balkans NW
- June 1, 1905, Shkoder, Albania
- January 29, 1943, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- January 7, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NW
- February 21, 2015, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- April 22, 2022, Mostar, Stolac, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- January 11, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NW
- November 3, 1968, Montenegro, Balkans NW
- October 20, 1479, Croatia, Balkans NW
- April 29, 1850, Ston, Croatia, Balkans NW
- September 5, 1996, Ston, Slano, Croatia, Balkans NW
- October 1823, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Balkans NW
- 1451, Croatia, Balkans NW
- 1471, 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 5039.