Earthquakes in Romania
In Romania there are partly large earthquakes with strengths of more than 7.0, which cause damages within a radius of over 100 kilometers. Measured by the size of the country, earthquakes occur rather rarely.Since 1950 more than 1600 people died by direct consequences of earthquakes.
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Most recent events
This list includes the strongest earthquakes recorded in or around Romania by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the past 14 days. Whether an event is listed here depends largely on its magnitude, but also on its distance from inhabited areas. All data refer to the local time. This page is updated daily at 11am UTC.
- Sept. 11, 7:08 pmMagnitude 4.1: 1 km southwest of Paltin at a depth of 145.70 km.
Earthquakes in Romania since 1950
The strongest earthquake in Romania happened on 03/04/1977 in the region Bucharest with a magnitude of 7.5 on the Richter scale. The shifting of tectonic plates in a depth of 55 km resulted in 1641 deaths. | Date | Region | Depth | Magnitude | Deaths | Total damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/27/2004 | Bucharest, Braila; Bulgaria (Northern) | 36 km | 5.8 | 0 | |
| 12/02/1991 | Voiteg, Deta, Banloc | 40 km | 5.5 | 0 | |
| 07/18/1991 | Orsava | 30 km | 5.6 | 0 | |
| 07/12/1991 | Banloc, Deta, Timisoara | 21 km | 5.6 | 2 | |
| 05/31/1990 | Kishinev, Cis | 47 km | 6.1 | 0 | |
| 05/30/1990 | Bucharest, Braila, Brasov | 6 km | 6.7 | 14 | |
| 08/30/1986 | Bucharest, Kishinev-Kagul | 35 km | 6.9 | 2 | |
| 11/03/1977 | Velingrad | 54 km | 5.1 | 0 | |
| 03/04/1977 | Bucharest | 55 km | 7.5 | 1641 |
These statistics are based on datas from the National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Several data have been summarized and translated.
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