Earthquakes
Earthquakes in Romania
Earthquakes in Romania: Last 30 days 1; M5+ since 1950 40, M7+ 3; strongest M7.5 (1977).
Last 30 days
| Magnitude | Where | Depth | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | Lunca Jariștei 3 km ← | 125 km | 3 days ago · 19 Oct 2026 11:51 |
- M5+ · Since 195040
- M6+4
- M7+3
- Significant earthquakes on record14
M5+ earthquakes per decade
Strongest · Since 1950
| 7.5 | Paltin 4 km → | 4 Mar 1977 |
| 7.2 | Lunca Jariștei 9 km ↗ | 30 Aug 1986 |
| 7.0 | Păulești 6 km ↓ | 30 May 1990 |
| 6.3 | Paltin 5 km ↗ | 31 May 1990 |
| 5.9 | Paltin 7 km ← | 27 Oct 2004 |
| 5.6 | Lelești 0 km → | 14 Feb 2023 |
| 5.6 | Nereju Mic 13 km ← | 27 Dec 2016 |
| 5.6 | Nereju Mic 7 km ← | 23 Sept 2016 |
| 5.6 | Panciu 5 km → | 22 Nov 2014 |
| 5.6 | Mehadia 4 km ↘ | 18 Jul 1991 |
| 5.6 | Orțișoara 5 km ← | 17 Apr 1974 |
| 5.6 | Nereju Mic 17 km ← | 20 Aug 1973 |
| 5.5 | Lunca Jariștei 22 km ↗ | 28 Oct 2018 |
| 5.5 | Ghilad 4 km ↖ | 2 Dec 1991 |
Significant earthquakes on record
| When | Where | Magnitude | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-10 | Paltin | 5.8 | – |
| 1991-12 | Ghilad | 5.5 | – |
| 1991-07 | Mehadia | 5.6 | – |
| 1990-05 | Paltin | 6.1 | – |
| 1990-05 | Păulești | 6.7 | 14 |
| 1986-08 | Lunca Jariștei | 6.9 | 2 |
| 1977-03 | Paltin | 7.5 | 1,641 |
| 1940-11 | Paltin | 7.3 | 1,000 |
| 1838-01 | Nereju MicTsunami | 6.9 | 42 |
| 1834-10 | Pișcolt | 6.8 | – |
| 1829-11 | Comana | – | – |
| 1821-11 | Nereju MicTsunami | 6.7 | – |
| 1802-10 | Nereju MicTsunami | 7.4 | – |
| 1516-11 | Nereju Mic | – | – |
Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · Romania
| Date | Where | Magnitude | Depth | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 March 1977 | Romania | 7.5 | 94 km | 1641 |
| 30 August 1986 | Romania | 7.2 | 132 km | 2 |
| 30 May 1990 | Romania | 7.0 | 89 km | 14 |
| 31 May 1990 | Romania | 6.3 | 88 km |