The first tremor was assigned VIII (Severe), and the second event IX (Violent) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

[5] Dalmatia, the southern part of Croatia, is located in a tectonic thrust zone in the Adriatic basin with the African and Eurasian plates colliding within it.

In the west, it's situated nearby the Dinaric Alps which runs through the Balkan peninsula all the way to Albania in the south.

[6] Due to this, the entirety of the Croatian west coast is exposed to seismic activity, which includes earthquakes with magnitudes above 6.

[4] Further shocks rocked the area for 15 days, damaging local infrastructure and further levelling buildings on the islands near the epicenter, especially on Hvar.

Further studies revealed that gauges recorded a small change in wave height right after the earthquake struck.

[7] The local populace in the afflicted areas was forced to evacuate due to the heavy damage and the devastating consequences that were caused by the earthquakes.