Earthquake details

Sunday, September 22, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday, September 22, 1985 at 14:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina - BA), about 50.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 17.621 and latitude 42.913.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.3 km
Coordinates	42.913, 17.621
UTC time	1985-09-22 14:29:54.210

Location	Mostar
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-09-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mostar	50.3 km
Trebinje	63.1 km
Nikšić	109.1 km
Ilidža	116.3 km
Split	116.6 km
Sarajevo	120.0 km
Bugojno	128.1 km
Podgorica	144.3 km
Zenica	145.3 km
Travnik	146.2 km
Šibenik	167.1 km
Shkodër	181.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Bugojno Bosnia and Herzegovina · 2026-02-17 16:31 UTC	118.2 km
M 4.4 Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina · 2025-12-17 22:07 UTC	25.7 km
M 4.1 Nikšić Montenegro · 2025-10-29 13:19 UTC	89.0 km
M 4.4 Nikšić Montenegro · 2025-05-11 11:46 UTC	85.7 km

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