Lentorama 2023: It Happened on Holy Saturday

Day 20: Rockin' in Rovinj

OK, they may not have literally been rockin', but I have to think that the people of this city felt the March 26, 1503 earthquake with an epicenter at Medvednica (a mounain in north-central Croatia), which had an estimated intensity of VII or VIII (very strong to severe). This was the first-ever earthquake recorded in what is now that country, or at least the first quake for which documentation has survived. There have been a number of earthquakes in the region since this one, not surprising as geologists have found a fault line running near the mountain.

This quake may have been the first documented, but it's not particularly well documented, at least not online. The one thing I did find is that the quake caused the tower of the Church of St. Mark in Zagreb to collapse. It was fixed, and the church is now one of the city's most notable tourist attractions, thanks to its colorful tiled roof.