M5.3 earthquake near Mostar, Federation of B&H

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Blagaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 26 Nov 2019, 09:19 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Mostar, about 16 km away in Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina.