- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 26, 1969 CE
- Location:
- 5 km WSW of Jezero, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Magnitude:
- 6.1 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.992
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.1
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 6
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 6.4
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.87
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.72
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.81
Other earthquake records of 1969 CE
- China, Guangdong Province: Yangjiang County · Ms 6.4 · 3,000 deaths
- Indonesia, Sulawesi: Parasanga, Paletoang · Mw 7 · 664 deaths
- Peru, Huaytapallana, Lampa, Chilifruta · Mw 6.6 · 130 deaths
- Turkey, Alasehir, Sarigol, Kiraz · M 6.5 · 53 deaths
- Iran, Ne Khurasan Province · Mw 5.5 · 50 deaths
- Ethiopia, Sardo · Mw 6.2 · 40 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.1 - 5 km WSW of Jezero, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1969 CE) happen?
- October 26, 1969 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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