Local date | 9 November 1880 |
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Local time | 07:33 |
Magnitude | 6.3 ML |
Epicenter | 45°54′N 16°06′E / 45.90°N 16.10°E |
Fault | Medvednica Fault Zone |
Areas affected | Zagreb, Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary |
Max. intensity | EMS-98 VIII (Heavily damaging) – EMS-98 IX (Destructive) |
Casualties | 1 dead, 29 seriously injured |
The 1880 earthquake which struck Zagreb, and is also known as The Great Zagreb earthquake, occurred with a moment magnitude of 6.3 on 9 November 1880. Its epicenter was in the Medvednica mountain north of Zagreb. Although only one person was killed in the earthquake, it destroyed or damaged many buildings.