1998 Mionica earthquake explained

1998 Mionica earthquake
Timestamp:	1998-09-29 22:14:49
Isc-Event:	1207590
Anss-Url:	usp0008vqz
Local-Time:	23:14:49 CET
Magnitude:	5.5 Mw
Depth:	10 km
Location:	44.209°N 20.08°W^[1]
Countries Affected:	Serbia
Casualties:	1 dead, 17 injured

In the late evening of 29 September 1998, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurred near the town of Mionica in western Central Serbia. The epicentral area was near the village of Brežđe, where it had a maximum intensity of VIII on the Mercalli intensity scale. It was felt in Central Serbia, Vidin (Bulgaria), Sarajevo (Bosnia) and parts of Croatia, Hungary and Greece. One person died from a heart attack and 17 were injured. Some 60 schools (mostly in villages) were damaged.^{[2] [3] [4]}

See also

• List of earthquakes in 1998
• 2010 Serbia earthquake

References

1. Web site: Comments for the Significant Earthquake. NGDC. 27 August 2010.
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724060201/http://www.see-educoop.net/education_in/pdf/strat-25-oth-enl-t00.pdf . 2011-07-24 . dead .
3. Web site: Hungarian Earthquake Bulletin / Magyarorsz gi f ldreng sek . 2010-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040310035459/http://fir.seismology.hu/georisk/Bulletins/4.Significant/1998_09_29.html . 2004-03-10 . dead. hu .
4. Web site: Shakemap atlas199809292214 . 2017-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081019204803/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/shakemap/atlas/shake/199809292214/ . 2008-10-19 . dead .