M6.2 earthquake near Mostar, Federation of B&H

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Grabovci, Croatia on 29 Dec 1942, 03:42 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Mostar, about 50 km away in Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina.