Two quakes rattle Sarajevo and Mostar area, no damage reported
More than 300 people reported feeling two earthquakes overnight in Bosnia and Herzegovina, near Sarajevo and Mostar; magnitudes have not yet been confirmed.
Two earthquakes shook areas around Sarajevo and Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina overnight into Monday, prompting more than 300 reports from residents who felt the ground shake, though no damage or injuries were reported.
The first quake struck at 01:17 local time and was felt across Sarajevo and nearby Ilidza, Vogosca, Lukavica and Kobilje Glava, according to Klix.ba, citing the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. The centre received 296 reports from residents by morning but had not yet confirmed the quake's magnitude or epicentre.
A second quake was felt around Blagaj and other areas near Mostar at 04:35 local time, drawing 16 reports to the seismological centre, mostly from Blagaj but also from Rodoc, Crnici, Novo Selo, Potoci and Metkovic, across the border in Croatia. Its magnitude and depth were also not yet confirmed.
Residents described both tremors as short, lasting one or two seconds, though some on higher floors said they felt stronger shaking. Several people in both areas reported hearing a loud bang resembling an explosion or thunder just before the ground moved; one Blagaj resident said she initially thought something had exploded inside her house.
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What we know
- 2+ outlets · Srpskainfo, Gazeta Express Two earthquakes were felt overnight near Sarajevo and Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- 1 outlet · Srpskainfo The Sarajevo-area quake, at 01:17, drew 296 felt-reports; the Mostar-area quake, at 04:35, drew 16.
- 1 outlet · Gazeta Express No damage or injuries were reported from either quake.
- 2+ outlets · Srpskainfo, Gazeta Express Magnitudes had not yet been confirmed by seismologists.
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Why it matters for Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina sits in a seismically active part of the Balkans, and the figures so far are based on crowdsourced public reports rather than confirmed instrument readings, so the quakes' actual strength may still be revised once official data are published.
Sources
Reported by 4 reports from 4 independent outlets in 2 countries.
- Gazeta Express: Tërmet pranë Sarajevës dhe Mostarit, ende nuk ka të dhëna për magnitudën
- Oslobođenje: Požar u Sarajevu, gorio poslovni objekat, vatrogasci brzo reagovali
- Klix.ba: Zemljotres tokom noći probudio mnoge Sarajlije, tlo se treslo i kod Mostara
- Faktor.ba: Zemljotres tokom noći probudio stanovnike Sarajeva, jutros se zatreslo i kod Mostara
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Questions and answers
- When did the earthquakes happen?
- The first was felt in Sarajevo around 01:17, the second near Mostar around 04:35, both local time, overnight into Monday.
- How strong were they?
- Magnitudes have not yet been confirmed by seismologists.
- Was anyone hurt?
- No injuries or damage had been reported.
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