In the late evening of 29 September 1998, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurred near the town of Mionica in western Central Serbia.

The epicentral area was near the village of Brežđe, where it had a maximum intensity of VIII on the Mercalli intensity scale.

It was felt in Central Serbia, Vidin (Bulgaria), Sarajevo (Bosnia) and parts of Croatia, Hungary and Greece.

One person died from a heart attack and 17 were injured.

Some 60 schools (mostly in villages) were damaged.