Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 16, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday, June 16, 1959 at 03:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina - BA), about 41.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 18.810 and latitude 44.031.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	44.031, 18.810
UTC time	1959-06-16 03:28:46.050

Location	Sarajevo
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-06-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sarajevo	41.6 km
Ilidža	46.0 km
Tuzla	57.6 km
Lukavac	61.3 km
Zenica	74.9 km
Užice	85.4 km
Bijeljina	87.2 km
Valjevo	91.1 km
Brčko	93.4 km
Travnik	94.0 km
Šabac	106.1 km
Bugojno	108.8 km

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