1998 Mionica earthquake

1998 Mionica earthquake
1998 Mionica earthquake is located in Serbia
1998 Mionica earthquake
Location within Serbia
UTC time
  • 1998-09-29 22:14:49
ISC event
USGS-ANSS
Local date
  • 29 September 1998 (1998-09-29)
Local time
  • 23:14:49 CET
Magnitude
Depth
  • 10 km (6.2 mi)
Epicenter44°12′32″N 20°04′48″E / 44.209°N 20.080°E / 44.209; 20.080[1]
Areas affectedSerbia
Max. intensityMMI VIII (Severe)
Casualties1 dead, 17 injured

In the late evening of 29 September 1998, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurred near the town of Mionica in western Central Serbia. The epicentral area was near the village of Brežđe, where it had a maximum intensity of VIII on the Mercalli intensity scale. It was felt in Central Serbia, Vidin (Bulgaria), Sarajevo (Bosnia) and parts of Croatia, Hungary and Greece. One person died from a heart attack and 17 were injured. Some 60 schools (mostly in villages) were damaged.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 27 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Hungarian Earthquake Bulletin / Magyarorsz gi f ldreng sek" (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2004-03-10. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  4. ↑ "Shakemap atlas199809292214". Archived from the original on 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2017-08-28.