|
Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
|
1979 |
Yugoslavia
|
6.9 |
At least 121 people reported killed,
more than 1,000 injured, 100,000 reported homeless,
and extensive damage along the southwestern coast
of Yugoslavia. Thirty-five people killed,
400 injured, and extensive damage in northern Albania.
Also felt over a wide area of Europe. Tsunami reported
in Kotor Bay causing considerable damage.
A number of aftershocks followed, one reaching a magnitude 6.
Many of the aftershocks caused additional damage and injuries.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1979,
and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 11, Number 5.
Damage Photos from the USGS Photographic Library
|
|
|