Earthquake details

Thursday, September 5, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday, September 5, 1996 at 20:44 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Trebinje (Bosnia and Herzegovina - BA), about 34.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 17.936 and latitude 42.803.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	42.803, 17.936
UTC time	1996-09-05 20:44:09.290

Location	Trebinje
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1996-09-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Trebinje	34.8 km
Mostar	61.0 km
Nikšić	82.5 km
Podgorica	116.0 km
Ilidža	118.4 km
Sarajevo	121.3 km
Split	144.7 km
Bugojno	145.0 km
Shkodër	153.2 km
Zenica	155.7 km
Travnik	159.9 km
Peja	193.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina · 2025-12-17 22:07 UTC	26.6 km
M 4.1 Nikšić Montenegro · 2025-10-29 13:19 UTC	65.8 km
M 4.0 Trebinje Bosnia and Herzegovina · 2025-05-22 22:52 UTC	48.0 km
M 4.4 Nikšić Montenegro · 2025-05-11 11:46 UTC	62.6 km

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