M4.6 earthquake 16 km E of Comand?u, Romania
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 16 km E of Comand?u, Romania on Fri, Sep 7, 1973, 9:37 PM GMT+2 (19:37 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 15 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-07 19:37:51 UTC
- Depth
- 140.0 km (87.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 45.795° N, 26.481° E
- Region
- Romania
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.915 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania · 19329 days ago · 174 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.88 km NW of Lop?tari, Romania · 19327 days ago · 137 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003c1. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.