M6.1 earthquake near Banja Luka, Srpska

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Jezero, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 26 Oct 1969, 15:36 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 Banja Luka, about 12 km away in Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.