- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 15, 1979 CE
- Location:
- Balkans Nw, Montenegro
- Magnitude:
- 6.9 Ms
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Deaths:
- 131
- Injuries:
- 1,001
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
- Damage:
- ~$2700M (value at the time)
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.9
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.2
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 5.3
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.72
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.74
Other earthquake records of 1979 CE
- Colombia, Off Shore, Pacific Ocean · Mw 8.1 · 600 deaths
- Iran, Khorasan · Mw 6.6 · 171 deaths
- Iran, Bonzanabad · Mw 6.5 · 129 deaths
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya · Ms 7.9 · 115 deaths
- Colombia, Manizales-Armenia · Mb 6.4 · 72 deaths
- China, Jiangsu Province: Liyang · Ms 5.4 · 41 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1979 CE Earthquake — Balkans Nw, Montenegro happen?
- April 15, 1979 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 131. Historical death tolls vary by source.