1969 Banja Luka earthquake

The 1969 Banja Luka earthquake was a series of earthquake which struck Banja luka on October 26 and 27. It began with an unusually strong tremor on the night of October 26 at 2:55 (local time) it remains as foreshocks a hours later, the small tremor continued until 8:53. The mainshock occurred at 16:36. The hypocenter was 20 kilometers below the city. with a moment magnitude of 6.1 maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).[2] The earthquake was followed by a 6.1 magnitude a day after. It was categories as doublet earthquake.[4]

1969 Banja Luka earthquake
UTC time1969-10-26 15:36:52
ISC event803808
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateOctober 26, 1969 (1969-10-26)
Local time16:36
Magnitude6.1 Mw 
Depth13.0 km
Epicenter44.813°N 17.339°E / 44.813; 17.339[1]
Areas affectedBosnia and Herzegovina
Max. intensityVIII (Severe) [2]
Aftershocks6.1 Mw doublet earthquake on Oct 27 at 08:10 UTC [3]
Casualties15 dead, 1,117 injured

Damage

The material damage was widespread. 86,000 apartments were completely destroyed. Great damage was inflicted on school (266), cultural (146), health (133), social and public administration facilities (152). The economy has suffered significant losses. In the following period, all companies worked with significantly reduced capacities, and some completely stopped production.[5]

The buses were driven by primary and secondary school students from Banja Luka, who had just finished the school year in various parts of the former Yugoslavia. Reconstruction and rehabilitation of devastated buildings soon began, the city's infrastructure was restored and rapid urbanization began.

By the end of devastating earthquake. 15 people from Banja Luka were confirmed dead, and 1,117 people were injured.[6]

See also

References
  1. "M 6.1 - 9 km ESE of Trn, Bosnia and Herzegovina". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  2. "Significant Earthquake Information". ngdc.noaa.gov. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. "M 6.1 - 1 km ESE of Trn, Bosnia and Herzegovina". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  4. "Najjači zemljotres u BiH desio se u Banjoj Luci 1969. godine". klix.ba. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  5. "Najjači zemljotres u BiH desio se u Banjoj Luci 1969. godine". klix.ba. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  6. "Dan kada je Banjaluka drhtala - Zemljotres u Banjaluci". nezavisne.com. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
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