M 6.2 - 4 km SW of Tu?epi, Croatia
- 1962-01-07 10:03:13 (UTC)
- 43.247°N 17.019°E
- 15.0 km depth
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Two people killed, 19 injured, and moderate damage occurred at Makarska, Croatia1.
Abridged from Principal Earthquakes of the World from January through December, 1962, in United States Earthquakes, 1962, by James F. Lander and William K. Cloud, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington: 1964.
1Historical note: At the time of this earthquake, Croatia was part of Yugoslavia.
The USGS has designated this as an event for “This Date in Earthquake History” for Jan 07.
A second Mw 6.2 earthquake occurred in this area 4 days later, on January 11 at 05:05:03 UTC.