1983 Kopaonik earthquake | |
Timestamp: | 1983-09-10 06:14:24 |
Isc-Event: | 568120 |
Anss-Url: | usp0001y86 |
Magnitude: | 5.1 |
Depth: | 100NaN0 |
Location: | 43.246°N 20.859°W[1] |
Affected: | Serbia |
Casualties: | None reported |
The 1983 Kopaonik earthquake occurred on September 10 at 06:14 UTC with a body wave magnitude of 5.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The epicenter was in the Kopaonik mountains of Serbia. It affected seven villages, leaving 200 homeless, and damaged 1,200 buildings and dwellings.[2]
Kopaonik was hit five times by earthquakes of intensity VII to VIII between 1978 and 1985.[3]