November 27, 1990 Earthquake: Titograd, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Titograd, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina on November 27, 1990 at 04:37:58 UTC, 24 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
- November 27, 1990
- Time
- 04:37:58 UTC
- Place
- Titograd, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 24 km (15 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 43.853° N, 16.633° E
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
The toll
- Injuries
- 10
- 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
2990, Nov 27. Ten people injured and damage (VIII) in the Dinaro Mountains. Felt (IV) at Titograd, Niksic, Budva and
Herceg Novi. Also felt at Belgrade. Landslides stopped
rail traffic on main line between Split and central
Yugoslovia. Felt (IV) at Trieste, Italy. Also felt at
Pordenone and Trento, Italy. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 6, 1667, Ragusa, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Balkans NW
- 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
- January 7, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NW
- February 21, 2015, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- April 13, 1964, Croatia, Balkans NW
- January 11, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NW
- May 13, 1984, Dubrovnik, Ljubinje, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- April 22, 2022, Mostar, Stolac, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- July 2, 1898, Caparice,grab,kusute, Croatia, Balkans NW
- November 25, 1986, Strmica, Knin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- September 7, 1970, Knin, Croatia, Balkans NW
- January 23, 1496, 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 5266.