M6.7 earthquake 20 km SSE of Partenit, Ukraine
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 20 km SSE of Partenit, Ukraine on Mon, Sep 12, 1927, 12:15 AM GMT+2 (22:15 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1927-09-11 22:15:47 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.418° N, 34.468° E
- Region
- Ukraine
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 12.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.6 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.915 km SE of Alushta, Ukraine · 36171 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
- 6.18 km SE of Rybach'e, Ukraine · 36171 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.64 km SE of Rybach'e, Ukraine · 36171 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.214 km SE of Solnechnogorskoye, Ukraine · 36171 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.56 km SE of Privetnoye, Ukraine · 36170 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
- 6.010 km S of Solnechnogorskoye, Ukraine · 36170 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.612 km SSW of Morskoye, Ukraine · 36169 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.315 km SE of Partenit, Ukraine · 36169 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.22 km SE of Rybach'e, Ukraine · 36167 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.88 km SSE of Rybach'e, Ukraine · 36159 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem909503. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.