Jan Kozak Collection: Historical Earthquakes

Thumbnail Image Image-KZ21 'Kotor and other villages are hit by earthquake'. Shows ground fissure. Procession of town's virgins to pray to God to save the town. At right, group of volunteers enters to rescue inhabitants. (Woodcut, Prague, 1564) (Kotor, Montenegro)
Thumbnail Image Image-KZ22 German woodcut depicting Kotor earthquake. No structural damage visible even though it was rated intensity X. Ground fissure to the right. (Kotor, Montenegro)