M6.0 earthquake near Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Podgora, Croatia on 5 Sept 1996, 20:44 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Dubrovnik, about 23 km away in Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia.