List of Notable Earthquakes
| Date | Magnitude | Intensity | Epicenter | Casualties | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 29, 1471 | 7.3 Mw | IX (Violent) | According to local chronicles, this was, by far, the most violent earthquake in the fifteenth century, or that occurred during the reign of Stephen III of Moldavia. In the chronicles have been reported devastating landslides that covered entire villages. According to cited sources, for 5 days continued to be felt earthquakes of lesser magnitude, especially in Moldavia and Wallachia. Damage caused by these violent earthquakes was very large in all three historical Romanian provinces. | ||
| November 24, 1516 | 7.5 Mw | IX (Violent) | |||
| July 19, 1545 | 6.8 Mw | Unknown | |||
| April 30, 1590 | 7.3 Mw | IX (Violent) | |||
| Octomber 8, 1620 | 7.1 Mw | Unknown | |||
| August 9, 1679 | 7.3 Mw | VIII (Destructive) | Suceava (Suceava County) | It produced great damages of Suceava Fortress and many churches and houses collapsed. | |
| June 12, 1701 | 7.1 Mw | Unknown) | |||
| June 11, 1738 | 7.5 Mw | X (Intense) | The earthquake was felt from Iași to Bucharest. Also known as 13 May 1738 | ||
| April 5, 1740 | 8.5 ML | Unknown | |||
| April 6, 1790 | 6.8 Mw | Unknown | |||
| October 26, 1802 | 7.7 Mw | X (Intense) | 4 dead, hundreds injured | Named "The Big Earthquake of God's Friday", it was considered the strongest earthquake of Romania, felt from Moscow to the Ithaca island. It produced great damages, especially in Bucharest, where was demolished the Tower of Colţea and numerous churches; major destructions were also produced in Transylvania – at Braşov and in Moldavia – at Iaşi and Chernivtsi. | |
| March 5, 1812 | 6.5 Mw | Unknown | |||
| November 26, 1829 | 8.5 ML | Unknown | It was felt over a very large area from Tisa to Bug and from Mureş to the Danube, with heavy damages in Bucharest. | ||
| January 23, 1838 | 7.3 Mw | IX (Violent) | 73 dead, 14 injured | It was felt over a wide area, in Romania, Hungary, Ukraine and Balkan Peninsula, with very heavy damages in Wallachia and southern Moldavia. Following the landslide of a mountain, it was formed the Red Lake (Harghita County). | |
| August 17, 1893 | 7.1 Mw | VIII (Destructive) | |||
| August 31, 1894 | 7.1 Mw | VIII (Destructive) | The banks of Prut River collapsed on a stretch of about 500 m in Galați County and several old houses were destroyed at the periphery of Bucharest. | ||
| March 31, 1901 | 7.2 Mw | X (Intense) | Black Sea | The earthquake had devastating consequences in the coastal area south of Mangalia, many villages were ruined. Likewise, earthquake formed a tsunami of about 4 meters height, and generated dislocations of banks and other local geomorphological phenomena. The 1901 earthquake was felt over a large area, not only in Bulgaria; in Romania, the earthquake was felt in Dobruja, Oltenia, Wallachia, and in southern Moldavia. | |
| October 6, 1908 | 7.1 Mw | Unknown | It was an earthquake which was manifested in three consecutive phases, increasingly stronger, and which lasted about three minutes. It damaged especially old houses in Bucharest and in eastern Wallachia and southern Moldavia. | ||
| November 10, 1940 | 7.4 Mw | X (Intense) | Panciu (Vrancea County) | 1,000 dead, 4,000 injured | It was felt throughout Romania and even Moldova. Its effects were devastating in central and southern Moldavia and Wallachia. |
| September 7, 1945 | 6.8 Mw | Unknown | |||
| March 4, 1977 | 7.2 Mw | XI (Extreme) | Nereju (Vrancea County) | 1,578 dead, 11,300 injured | It was felt throughout the Balkans. Most of the damage was concentrated in Bucharest where about 33 large buildings collapsed. The town of Zimnicea was completely destroyed. Seismic movement was followed by aftershocks of low magnitude, the most powerful being registered in the morning of March 5, 1977, with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale. |
| August 30, 1986 | 7.1 Mw | IV (Moderate) | Gura Teghii (Buzău County) | 150+ dead, 500+ injured | It was felt north to Poland and south to Italy and Greece. At least 55,000 household were damaged. |
| May 30, 1990 | 6.9 Mw | VII (Very strong) | 2 dead, 558 injured |
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