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EarthquakesBucharest
Earthquakes near Bucharest
M5+ · Since 195027≤ 150 km
Last 30 days1≤ 300 km
StrongestM7.21986
44.43° N, 26.11° EElevation 83 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time
When to goBucharest · weather score
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
October: high / low18° / 6°
Since 1950, 27 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more have struck within 150 km of Bucharest; the strongest was M7.2, 30 August 1986. In the last 30 days 1 earthquakes were recorded within 300 km. 24 significant earthquakes on record hit the area.
Last 30 days · ≤ 300 km
| Magnitude | km | Depth | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 117 ↑ | 125 km | 3 days ago · 19 October 2026 11:51 |
M5+ · Since 1950 · ≤ 150 km
| 7.2 | 125 km | 30 August 1986 |
| 5.6 | 146 km | 27 December 2016 |
| 5.6 | 149 km | 23 September 2016 |
| 5.6 | 130 km | 7 December 1986 |
| 5.6 | 148 km | 20 August 1973 |
| 5.5 | 138 km | 28 October 2018 |
| 5.5 | 124 km | 12 April 1969 |
| 5.4 | 115 km | 28 April 1999 |
| 5.4 | 124 km | 21 February 1986 |
| 5.4 | 91 km | 4 January 1960 |
| 5.3 | 146 km | 6 October 2013 |
| 5.2 | 127 km | 16 September 2024 |
| 5.2 | 141 km | 25 April 2009 |
| 5.2 | 142 km | 14 May 2005 |
| 5.2 | 142 km | 24 May 2001 |
| 5.2 | 132 km | 13 March 1998 |
| 5.2 | 144 km | 21 November 1992 |
| 5.2 | 146 km | 1 August 1985 |
| 5.2 | 142 km | 1 October 1976 |
| 5.1 | 124 km | 3 November 2022 |
| 5.1 | 126 km | 11 September 1979 |
| 5.1 | 126 km | 31 May 1979 |
| 5.0 | 150 km | 18 June 2005 |
| 5.0 | 148 km | 30 November 2002 |
| 5.0 | 148 km | 26 August 1993 |
| 5.0 | 133 km | 18 July 1981 |
| 5.0 | 147 km | 2 October 1978 |
Significant earthquakes on record · ≤ 300 km
| 2004 | 156 km | M5.8 | |
| 2003 | 187 km | M4.4 | |
| 1991 | 297 km | M5.6 | |
| 1990 | 162 km | M6.1 | |
| 1990 | 163 km | M6.7 | 14 deaths |
| 1986 | 130 km | M5.6 | 3 deaths |
| 1986 | 125 km | M6.9 | 2 deaths |
| 1977 | 157 km | M7.5 | 1,641 deaths |
| 1940 | 162 km | M7.3 | 1,000 deaths |
| 1928 | 274 km | M7 | |
| 1928 | 257 km | M6.8 | 127 deaths |
| 1913 | 114 km | M6.8 | |
| 1901 | 223 km | M7.2 | 4 deathsTsunami |
| 1901 | 237 km | M6.4 | 4 deaths |
| 1858 | 296 km | – | |
| 1838 | 146 km | M6.9 | 42 deathsTsunami |
| 1829 | 26 km | – | |
| 1821 | 146 km | M6.7 | Tsunami |
| 1818 | 290 km | – | |
| 1802 | 146 km | M7.4 | Tsunami |
| 1750 | 280 km | – | Tsunami |
| 1516 | 146 km | – | |
| 1444 | 199 km | – | |
| -50 | 218 km | – | Tsunami |