Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 21, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday, April 21, 1976 at 20:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina - BA), about 26.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 17.490 and latitude 43.403.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 32.0 km
Coordinates 43.403, 17.490
UTC time 1976-04-21 20:00:18.900
Location Mostar
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-04-21

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