Earthquake details

Saturday, February 17, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday, February 17, 1951 at 20:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Split (Bosnia and Herzegovina - BA), about 56.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 16.674 and latitude 43.989.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	43.989, 16.674
UTC time	1951-02-17 20:36:09.630

Location	Banja Luka
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1951-02-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Split	56.7 km
Bugojno	62.6 km
Šibenik	68.7 km
Travnik	83.6 km
Banja Luka	97.1 km
Zenica	101.1 km
Prijedor	110.4 km
Bihać	112.1 km
Mostar	116.2 km
Zadar	116.8 km
Ilidža	132.1 km
Sarajevo	135.8 km

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