M3.3 earthquake 2 km NW of Jari?tea, Romania
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Jari?tea, Romania on Wed, Aug 8, 1979, 3:24 AM GMT+3 (00:24 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 8 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-08-08 00:24:29 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.801° N, 27.041° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usp000129b. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.