Bulgaria Earthquake Report

Latest earthquakes near Bulgaria today

Complete overview of the latest earthquakes near the country Bulgaria, updated every minute. Did you feel an earthquake today in Bulgaria? If an earthquake is happening right now near Bulgaria (also known as Bulgariya), it will show up within minutes.

Bulgaria Earthquake Statistics

Average

A total of 585 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or above have struck within 300 km (186 mi) of Bulgaria in the past 10 years. This comes down to a yearly average of 58 earthquakes per year, or 4 per month. On average an earthquake will hit near Bulgaria roughly every 6 days.

A relatively large number of earthquakes occurred near Bulgaria in 2019. A total of 113 earthquakes (mag 4+) were detected within 300 km of Bulgaria that year. The strongest had a 5.7 magnitude.

Magnitude Distribution

The table below visualizes the distribution of all earthquakes that occurred within 300km of Bulgaria in the past 10 years. No earthquakes with a magnitude of 6 or above have occurred near Bulgaria during this time. Usually, higher magnitudes are less common than lower magnitudes. Small earthquakes with a magnitude below 4 on the Richter scale have been omitted from this overview.

Strongest earthquakes near Bulgaria

The strongest recent earthquake of the past 10 years near Bulgaria occurred on Sep 26, 2019 13:59 local time (Europe/Sofia timezone). It had a magnitude of 5.7 and struck 187 kilometers (116 mi) south-southeast of Burgas, at a depth of 8 km. Discover more strong earthquakes near Bulgaria in the list below.

A longer time ago, a MAG-7.7 earthquake struck on Nov 10, 1940 03:39, 211 kilometers (131 mi) south-southeast of Ruse. It is the strongest earthquake near Bulgaria in the past 125 years (Our data goes back to January 1st, 1900).

In the table below you will find the strongest earthquakes that occurred near Bulgaria in the past 10 years. You can use the tabs to find the heaviest historic earthquakes since the year 1900 or within a specific year or distance from Bulgaria.

Earthquakes by region of Bulgaria

Click the links below for earthquake reports for regions in Bulgaria.

• Blagoevgrad
• Burgas
• Dobrich
• Gabrovo (Regiunea Gabrovo)
• Haskovo (Khaskovo)
• Kardzhali (Kŭrdzhali)
• Kyustendil
• Lovech
• Montana
• Pazardzhik
• Pernik
• Pleven
• Plovdiv
• Razgrad
• Ruse
• Shumen
• Silistra
• Sliven
• Smolyan
• Sofia (Sofiya)
• Sofia-Capital (Sofiya-Grad)
• Stara Zagora
• Targovishte (Tŭrgovishte)
• Varna
• Veliko Tarnovo (Veliko Tŭrnovo)
• Vidin (Област Видин)
• Vratsa (Област Враца)
• Yambol

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions are commonly asked in relation to earthquakes occurring near Bulgaria.