M4.7 earthquake 15 km ESE of Comand?u, Romania
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Comand?u, Romania on Sun, Jan 1, 1978, 9:40 AM GMT+2 (07:40 UTC), 136 km (85 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-01 07:40:14 UTC
- Depth
- 136.0 km (84.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 45.715° N, 26.457° 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
- 112
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000sar. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.