1983 Kopaonik earthquake

UTC time	1983-09-10 06:14:24
ISC event	568120
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	September 10, 1983 (1983-09-10)
Magnitude	5.1 mb
Depth	10 km (6 mi)
Epicenter	43°14′46″N 20°51′32″E / 43.246°N 20.859°E / 43.246; 20.859[1]
Areas affected	Serbia
Max. intensity	MMI VIII (Severe)
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]

See also

• List of earthquakes in 1983
• 1998 Mionica earthquake
• 2010 Serbia earthquake

References

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