1983 Kopaonik earthquake
Earthquake in Serbia
43°14′46″N 20°51′32″E / 43.246°N 20.859°E / 43.246; 20.859[1]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]
See also
- List of earthquakes in 1983
- 1998 Mionica earthquake
- 2010 Serbia earthquake
References
- ^ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Earthquake in Serbia". The New York Times. Associated Press. 13 September 1983.
- ^ Roux, Michel (1992). Les Albanais en Yougoslavie: Minorité nationale, territoire et développement (in French). Les Editions de la MSH. p. 93. ISBN 9782735104543.
Further reading
- Trifunac, M.D.; Ivanović, S.S. (December 2003), "Re-occurrence of site-specific response in former Yugoslavia—part II: Friuli, Banja Luka and Kopaonik", Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 23 (8): 663–681, Bibcode:2003SDEE...23..663T, doi:10.1016/j.soildyn.2003.07.002
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- 1983 Popayán (5.5, March 31)
- Coalinga (6.5, May 2)
- Noshiro (7.8, May 26) †
- Biga (6.1, July 5)
- Luzon (6.5, August 17)
- Kopaonik (5.3, September 10)
- Borah Peak (6.9, October 28)
- Erzurum (6.9, October 30) † ‡
- Heze (5.7, November 7) †
- Kaoiki (6.7, November 16)
- Chagos Archipelago (7.7, November 30)
- Hindu Kush (7.4, December 30)
- Liège (4.7, November 8)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
