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M5.8 earthquake 3 km N of Rude, Croatia
Monday, January 29, 1917, 08:22:56 UTC · 45.800°N, 15.669°E
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 3 km N of Rude, Croatia on Monday, January 29, 1917, 08:22:56 UTC, at a depth of 15.0 km (shallow). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M6.0 on August 16, 1916.
- Magnitude
- 5.8
- Moderate · mw
- Depth
- 15 km
- Shallow
- Felt reports
- 0
- Did You Feel It?
- Est. shaking
- —
- No ShakeMap
- PAGER alert
- None
- Not issued
- Tsunami
- No flag
- USGS feed
Outlined circle: this earthquake
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
7 kilotons of TNT
That is about 1/2 of the Hiroshima bomb. It released about 14 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0.
Tectonic setting
754 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Eurasian and African plates. Earthquakes this far from a boundary happen on faults inside a plate, often less frequently but sometimes strongly.
Depth: shallow
15 km
Shallow earthquakes (under 70 km) produce the strongest surface shaking for their size, so they are the ones most likely to cause damage near the epicenter.
Did You Feel It?
Where it was felt
No “Did You Feel It?” reports have been published for this event yet. If you felt it, you can add your report on the USGS website.
I felt it — report to USGS ↗USGS PAGER estimate
Who was exposed to shaking
USGS publishes PAGER impact estimates for significant earthquakes, usually within an hour. No PAGER estimate is available for this event.
After the main event
Aftershocks within 75 km
USGS has not published any M2.5+ earthquake within 75 km in the 30 days after this event.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 12 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 6.019 km NNE of Gabicce Mare, ItalyMay 17, 1916 · 291 km SW of this epicenter
- 6.015 km NNE of Pesaro, ItalyAugust 16, 1916 · 287 km SW of this epicenter
- 6.07 km ESE of Pokupsko, CroatiaOctober 8, 1909 · 50 km SE of this epicenter
- 5.97 km NE of Novi Vinodolski, CroatiaMarch 12, 1916 · 94 km SW of this epicenter
- 5.84 km WNW of Sunja, CroatiaJanuary 2, 1906 · 81 km SE of this epicenter
- 5.815 km WNW of Perušić, CroatiaJuly 14, 1916 · 127 km S of this epicenter
- 5.645 km NE of Ponte Sasso, ItalyAugust 16, 1916 · 256 km SW of this epicenter
- 5.428 km NNE of Gabicce Mare, ItalyAugust 15, 1916 · 280 km SW of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 25 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 150 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1763M6.2
Gyor; Czechoslovakia: Komarom
28 Jun 1763 · 286 km away · intensity IX
83 deathsLimited damage (under $1M)
- 1873
Bellunese
29 Jun 1873 · 256 km away · intensity X
55 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)
- 1895M6.1
Slovenia: Ljubljana
14 Apr 1895 · 96 km away · intensity IX
7 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1916M6.0
Rimini
16 Aug 1916 · 287 km away · intensity IX
4 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)tsunami
- 1861
Citta Della Pieve
9 May 1861 · 285 km away · intensity XI
1 deathModerate damage ($1–5M)
- 1917M5.6
Slovenia: Brezice
29 Jan 1917 · 12 km away · intensity VIII
Severe damage ($5–24M)
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.