M4.8 earthquake 7 km NE of Velingrad, Bulgaria
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Velingrad, Bulgaria on Sun, Nov 6, 1977, 4:48 AM GMT+2 (02:48 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-11-06 02:48:44 UTC
- Depth
- 23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.080° N, 24.057° E
- Region
- Bulgaria
- 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 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.25 km NE of Velingrad, Bulgaria · 17851 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.73 km NNW of Rakitovo, Bulgaria · 17842 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.57 km ESE of Asenovgrad, Bulgaria · 17836 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000rd2 (also filed as iscgem689978). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.