Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Romania, 1900โ2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
63
M5+
Strongest
M7.7
M7+ events
4
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940-11-10 | 7.7 | 13 km ESE of Comand?u, Romania | 150 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1977-03-04 | 7.5 | 2 km N of Spulber, Romania | 94 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1986-08-30 | 7.2 | 7 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania | 132 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-05-30 | 7.0 |
| 5 km W of Nistore?ti, Romania |
| 89 km |
| USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-03-29 | 6.7 | 6 km SW of P?ule?ti, Romania | 105 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1945-09-07 | 6.7 | 7 km WNW of Nereju Mic, Romania | 86 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1913-06-14 | 6.7 | 5 km NNE of Lyaskovets, Bulgaria | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1940-10-22 | 6.6 | 12 km NNW of Gura Teghii, Romania | 130 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1908-10-06 | 6.6 | 11 km E of Ghelinลฃa, Romania | 130 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1916-01-26 | 6.4 | 1 km SE of Bruiu, Romania | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-05-31 | 6.3 | 2 km SSW of N?ruja, Romania | 88 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1912-05-25 | 6.0 | 3 km WNW of Matca, Romania | 85 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1927-05-15 | 6.0 | 8 km WNW of Kragujevac, Serbia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1922-03-24 | 6.0 | 11 km S of ?a?ak, Serbia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2004-10-27 | 5.9 | 7 km W of Paltin, Romania | 96 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1980-05-18 | 5.8 | 18 km E of Raลกka, Serbia | 9 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1929-11-01 | 5.8 | 10 km WNW of Paltin, Romania | 155 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1911-07-08 | 5.8 | 6 km NW of Fรกbiรกnsebestyรฉn, Hungary | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-04-13 | 5.7 | 20 km NNE of Leposaviq, Kosovo | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-02-14 | 5.6 | 0 km ESE of Lele?ti, Romania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1973-08-20 | 5.6 | 16 km ESE of Comand?u, Romania | 73 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-04-17 | 5.6 | 4 km S of M?n??tur, Romania | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-07-18 | 5.6 | 1 km NNW of B?ile Herculane, Romania | 12 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1986-12-07 | 5.6 | 6 km NW of Strazhitsa, Bulgaria | 21 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2016-12-27 | 5.6 | 13 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania | 97 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2014-11-22 | 5.6 | 5 km E of Panciu, Romania | 32 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1927-05-15 | 5.6 | 19 km ESE of Aran?elovac, Serbia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1956-06-30 | 5.5 | 35 km ESE of Shabla, Bulgaria | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-09-29 | 5.5 | 12 km W of Ljig, Serbia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-11-03 | 5.5 | 5 km NE of Kraljevo, Serbia | 1 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2018-10-28 | 5.5 | 15 km SE of Comand?u, Romania | 151 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-04-12 | 5.5 | 3 km NE of Valea Mare Pravฤศ, Romania | 14 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1932-05-27 | 5.5 | 3 km WNW of Zรขmbreasca, Romania | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1919-04-18 | 5.4 | 6 km SW of ?inca Veche, Romania | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-04-30 | 5.4 | 14 km WSW of Ljig, Serbia | 14 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1960-01-04 | 5.4 | 2 km NW of Maxenu, Romania | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1959-05-31 | 5.3 | 2 km E of Barcea, Romania | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-07-14 | 5.3 | 9 km W of Lapovo, Serbia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1980-05-18 | 5.3 | 22 km NNE of Leposaviq, Kosovo | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-07-20 | 5.3 | 2 km W of Spulber, Romania | 129 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2013-10-06 | 5.3 | 9 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania | 127 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1922-06-09 | 5.2 | 18 km SSE of Niลก, Serbia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-09-16 | 5.2 | 8 km N of Caศoca, Romania | 133 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-10-01 | 5.2 | 16 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania | 146 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-11-21 | 5.2 | 5 km SW of Nereju Mic, Romania | 137 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-05-14 | 5.2 | 16 km SE of Comand?u, Romania | 149 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2000-04-06 | 5.2 | 9 km WNW of Nereju Mic, Romania | 133 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-05-10 | 5.2 | 25 km NNE of Leposaviq, Kosovo | 19 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-04-25 | 5.2 | 9 km SW of Nereju Mic, Romania | 101 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1936-09-06 | 5.2 | 5 km E of Cenei, Romania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-11-03 | 5.1 | 6 km ENE of Gura Teghii, Romania | 153 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-07-17 | 5.1 | 13 km WNW of Nereju Mic, Romania | 145 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1979-05-31 | 5.1 | 8 km NE of Ca?oca, Romania | 120 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-07-19 | 5.1 | 7 km ENE of Stari Lec, Serbia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-09-07 | 5.1 | 26 km NNE of Leposaviq, Kosovo | 13 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-09-10 | 5.1 | 16 km NNE of Leposaviq, Kosovo | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-10-01 | 5.1 | 15 km E of Kruลกevac, Serbia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-02-13 | 5.0 | 0 km ESE of Dobri?a, Romania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-05-18 | 5.0 | 25 km NE of Leposaviq, Kosovo | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-08-26 | 5.0 | 10 km WNW of Nereju Mic, Romania | 136 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-11-30 | 5.0 | 10 km WNW of Nereju Mic, Romania | 163 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-08-14 | 5.0 | 18 km SSE of ?a?ak, Serbia | 14 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1981-07-18 | 5.0 | 15 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania | 152 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |