M6.1 earthquake near Banja Luka, Srpska

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Trn, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 27 Oct 1969, 08:10 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 Banja Luka, about 12 km away in Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.