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VIII ( Heavily damaging) – IX (Destructive) Casualties. 1 dead, 29 seriously injured. The 1880 earthquake which struck Zagreb, and is also known as The Great Zagreb earthquake, occurred with a moment magnitude of 6.3 on 9 November 1880. Its epicenter was in the Medvednica mountain north of Zagreb.
Mar 28, 2020 · Back then, on 9 November 1880, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Zagreb, killing one person and destroying and damaging over 1,700 buildings. The most prominent building damaged was Zagreb...
Nov 9, 2023 · On 9 November, 1880, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Zagreb, killing one person and destroying and damaging over 1,700 buildings. According to the Zagreb Meteorological Station data, the...
Jan 8, 2024 · This is more than just a clock; it marks the exact moment of the most severe earthquake in Zagreb’s history, which occurred on November 9, 1880. With a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale and its epicenter near Medvednica, this earthquake had significant impacts on the city. Source: Digital Collection of National and University Library in Zagreb.
More than 500 houses, large buildings, churches, and castles were seriously damaged. The earthquake struck in the region of more than 25 km in diameter; the main shock was followed by a number of destructive aftershocks on February 26, March 24, and finally on October 23, 1881.
In the early morning of November 9th, 1880, an earthquake hit Zagreb and its surrounding area. According to estimates made by today’s seismologists, the earthquake’s magnitude reached 6,3 on the Richter scale in its epicenter, north-east of the city.
Nov 9, 2017 · The biggest earthquake in Zagreb’s history took place on this day 137 years ago. There are many important events that shaped Zagreb into what it is today, but one of the crucial events, the one that made most of the city look like it does today, was the Earthquake of 1880.
