# List of earthquakes in Croatia

This is a list of significant earthquakes that either had their epicentres in Croatia or had a significant impact in the country.
This incomplete list of earthquakes in Croatia includes major earthquakes with epicenters within the country's current borders, as well as earthquakes that had a significant impact within Croatia.
There was no systematic gathering of earthquake data in Croatia before the 19th century. The magnitudes and epicenters of earlier earthquakes cannot be reliably determined, although some estimates exist.
Following the 1963 Skopje earthquake, SFR Yugoslavia, of which SR Croatia was a part of, implemented its first Code for Construction in Seismic Regions in 1964.

## Earthquakes

| Date | Epicenter | Mag. | Intensity | Deaths | Notes |
| 26 March 1502 | Medvednica | | VIII | | The earliest recorded earthquake in Zagreb; destroyed the tower of the St. Mark's Church. |
| 26 March 1511 | Slovenia | | X | | Intensity of MCS VII in Rijeka and VI in Zagreb. Severely damaged the Zagreb Cathedral. See 1511 Idrija earthquake |
| 28 July 1516 | Dubrovnik | | IX | | |
| 15 September 1590 | Austria | | VII–IX | | Damaged the fortified town of Medvedgrad. See 1590 Neulengbach earthquake |
| 6 April 1667 | Dubrovnik | | IX–X | 3000–5000 | See 1667 Dubrovnik earthquake |
| 11 February 1699 | Slovenia | | | | Destroyed the fortified towns of Veliki Kalnik [hr] and Medvedgrad, as well as the tower of the St. Mark's Church in Zagreb. |
| 28 November 1750 | Rijeka | | | | Series of earthquakes lasting from 28 November to 17 December destroyed the Rijeka City Tower [hr] and the Trsat Castle, damaged numerous churches, and caused pollution of local wells in Rijeka and its surroundings. Many residents were rendered homeless. The rebuilding efforts, which began in 1753, transformed the city. |
| 9 November 1880 | Medvednica | 6.3 | VIII | 1 | See 1880 Zagreb earthquake |
| 2 July 1898 | Sinj, Trilj | 6.7 | IX | 6 | See 1898 Trilj earthquake |
| 17 December 1905 | Kašina | | VIII | | Significant damage in Zagreb. |
| 2 January 1906 | Kašina | c. 6.2 | VIII | | Significant damage in Zagreb. |
| 8 October 1909 | Pokupsko | c. 6+3⁄4 | VIII | | Pokupsko earthquake was extensively studied by Andrija Mohorovičić, which led him to discover the Mohorovičić discontinuity. |
| 30 May 1925 | Knin | c. 6.2 | | | |
| 20 July 1927 | Jelsa | c. 6.2 | | | |
| 27 March 1938 | Bilogora | c. 6.2 | | | |
| 29 December 1942 | Imotski | 6.2 | IX | 20+ | More than 20 people dead. |
| 15 August 1956 | Vis | 5.8 | VII-VIII | | |
| 7 January 1962 | Podgora | 6.2 | VII | 4 | Four people died. See 1962 Makarska earthquakes |
| 11 January 1962 | Makarska | 6.1 | IX | 2 | Two people killed. See 1962 Makarska earthquakes |
| 13 April 1964 | Dilj, Slavonski Brod | 6.0 | VII | 3 | C. 2,000 houses damaged, Three people were killed. |
| 15 April 1979 | Montenegro | 7.0 | X | | Widespread damage in south-east Croatia; more than 1,000 buildings damaged in Dubrovnik alone. See 1979 Montenegro earthquake |
| 16 March 1982 | Novi Marof | 4.5 | VIII | | Damage to cultural heritage in the Hrvatsko Zagorje area exceeded 1.38 billion Yugoslav dinars. |
| 27 November 1990 | Dinara | 5.6 | VII | | |
| 25 August 1995 | Požega | 4.9 | V | | Minor damage in the city centre. |
| 5 September 1996 | Ston | 6.0 | VIII | | 350 buildings destroyed or rendered unsafe. See 1996 Ston–Slano earthquake |
| 29 March 2003 | Jabuka | 5.5 | | | The strongest tremor in the series of 28 earthquakes stronger than 4.0 on the Richter scale. |
| 23 May 2004 | Imotski-Grude | 5.5 | VI-VII | | |
| 9 December 2016 | Split | 4.7 | VI | | Slight damage and power outages in the area of Split. |
| 22 March 2020 | Zagreb | 5.5 | VII | 1 | See 2020 Zagreb earthquake |
| 29 December 2020 | Petrinja | 6.4 | IX | 7 | See 2020 Petrinja earthquake |
| 8 June 2021 | Šibenik | 4.7 | VI | | Slight damage. |
| 6 October 2021 | Trilj | 4.9 | VII | | Cracked walls, landslide damaged a road. |
| 11 February 2025 | Zadar | 4.6 | V | | Numerous homes and three churches damaged. Some injured. |
| Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded. ||||||