Latest earthquakes near București, Romania today

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List of latest earthquakes near București.
Date and Time Magnitude Location
Nov 4, 2024 01:21
(Bucharest)
M 3.2 146 km NNE
from Bucharest
Oct 30, 2024 11:07
(Bucharest)
M 2.3 290 km SW
from Bucharest
Oct 25, 2024 18:13
(Bucharest)
M 2.9 163 km NNE
from Bucharest
Oct 25, 2024 13:03
(Bucharest)
M 3.0 130 km NNE
from Bucharest
Oct 23, 2024 00:14
(Bucharest)
M 2.5 163 km NNE
from Bucharest
Oct 21, 2024 12:32
(Bucharest)
M 2.6 132 km NNE
from Bucharest
Oct 21, 2024 04:07
(Bucharest)
M 2.0 287 km SSW
from Bucharest
Oct 19, 2024 17:04
(Bucharest)
M 2.9 135 km N
from Bucharest
Oct 15, 2024 06:30
(Bucharest)
M 2.9 130 km NNE
from Bucharest
Oct 11, 2024 21:32
(Bucharest)
M 2.5 154 km NNE
from Bucharest
Oct 10, 2024 16:56
(Bucharest)
M 2.8 161 km NNE
from Bucharest
Oct 10, 2024 05:52
(Bucharest)
M 3.3 138 km NNE
from Bucharest
Oct 9, 2024 05:56
(Bucharest)
M 2.5 129 km NNE
from Bucharest
Oct 9, 2024 01:48
(Bucharest)
M 4.4 141 km NE
from Bucharest
Oct 4, 2024 06:19
(Bucharest)
M 4.0 141 km NNE
from Bucharest
Oct 1, 2024 23:59
(Bucharest)
M 3.0 114 km N
from Bucharest
Sep 29, 2024 18:35
(Bucharest)
M 3.0 182 km NE
from Bucharest
Sep 29, 2024 15:23
(Bucharest)
M 3.5 145 km NNE
from Bucharest
Sep 28, 2024 20:58
(Bucharest)
M 2.1 127 km N
from Bucharest
Sep 28, 2024 02:13
(Bucharest)
M 2.7 136 km NNE
from Bucharest
Sep 23, 2024 13:37
(Bucharest)
M 2.0 296 km SW
from Bucharest
Sep 21, 2024 08:20
(Bucharest)
M 2.9 109 km N
from Bucharest
Sep 20, 2024 19:55
(Bucharest)
M 2.7 190 km NE
from Bucharest
Sep 16, 2024 17:40
(Bucharest)
M 5.2 127 km N
from Bucharest
Sep 14, 2024 18:06
(Bucharest)
M 3.3 118 km N
from Bucharest

Map of Latest Earthquakes near București

Recent București Earthquake News

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București Earthquake Statistics

Average Earthquakes:
13 Yearly
Within 300 km, Mag 4+, last 10 years
Latest Earthquake:
Mag 3.2
Nov 4, 2024 01:21

Average

A total of 133 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or above have struck within 300 km (186 mi) of București, Romania in the past 10 years. This comes down to a yearly average of 13 earthquakes per year, or 1 per month. On average an earthquake will hit near București roughly every 27 days.

A relatively large number of earthquakes occurred near București in 2023. A total of 24 earthquakes (mag 4+) were detected within 300 km of București that year. The strongest had a 5.6 magnitude.

Yearly Earthquakes within 300 km (186 mi) of București with a magnitude of 4 or above.

Magnitude Distribution

The table below visualizes the distribution of all earthquakes that occurred within 300km of București in the past 10 years. No earthquakes with a magnitude of 6 or above have occurred near București 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.

Earthquakes by magnitude near București (past 10 years).
Magnitude Earthquakes Percentage
Mag. 4 125 93.98%
Mag. 5 8 6.02%
Mag. 6 0 0.0%
Mag. 7 0 0.0%
Mag. 8 0 0.0%
Mag. 9 0 0.0%
Mag. 10 0 0.0%

Strongest earthquakes near București

Strongest in 10 years:
Mag 5.6
On Nov 22, 2014 21:14.
Strongest since 1900:
Mag 7.7
On Nov 10, 1940 03:39.

The strongest recent earthquake of the past 10 years near București occurred on Nov 22, 2014 21:14 local time (Europe/Bucharest timezone). It had a magnitude of 5.6 and struck 182 kilometers (113 mi) north-northeast of Bucharest, at a depth of 32 km. Discover more strong earthquakes near București in the list below.

A longer time ago, a MAG-7.7 earthquake struck on Nov 10, 1940 03:39, 145 kilometers (90 mi) north-northeast of Bucharest. It is the strongest earthquake near București in the past 124 years (Our data goes back to January 1st, 1900).

In the table below you will find the strongest earthquakes that occurred near București, Romania 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 București.

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List of strongest earthquakes near București.
Date and Time Magnitude Location
Nov 22, 2014 21:14
(Bucharest)
M 5.6 182 km NNE
from Bucharest
Feb 14, 2023 15:16
(Bucharest)
M 5.6 241 km WNW
from Bucharest
Sep 24, 2016 02:11
(Bucharest)
M 5.6 149 km NNE
from Bucharest
Dec 28, 2016 01:20
(Bucharest)
M 5.6 146 km NNE
from Bucharest
Oct 28, 2018 03:38
(Bucharest)
M 5.5 138 km N
from Bucharest
Sep 16, 2024 17:40
(Bucharest)
M 5.2 127 km N
from Bucharest
Nov 3, 2022 06:50
(Bucharest)
M 5.1 124 km NNE
from Bucharest
Feb 13, 2023 16:58
(Bucharest)
M 5.0 243 km WNW
from Bucharest
Mar 20, 2023 16:02
(Bucharest)
M 4.9 244 km WNW
from Bucharest
Apr 25, 2020 01:04
(Bucharest)
M 4.9 197 km NNE
from Bucharest

Map of Strongest Earthquakes near București

Earthquakes by city in București

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

When was the last earthquake in București, Romania?

A 3.2 magnitude earthquake hit near București on the night of November 4, 2024 at 01:21 local time (Europe/Bucharest). The center of this earthquake was located 146km north-northeast of Bucharest at a depth of 136km under land. Check the list on our website for any earthquakes occurring near București, Romania in the past hours.

What was the strongest earthquake near București, Romania?

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit near București on the night of November 10, 1940 at 03:39 local time (Europe/Bucharest). The center of this earthquake was located 145km north of Bucharest at a depth of 150km under land. This is the strongest earthquake that occurred near București since the year 1900.

How often do earthquakes occur near București, Romania?

In the past 10 years, 133 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or higher occurred within a 300 kilometer range from București. This averages to 13 earthquakes yearly, or one earthquake every 27 days.