M4.7 earthquake 12 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania on Sat, Aug 16, 1986, 9:41 AM GMT+3 (06:41 UTC), 157 km (98 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.2 7 km NNE of Ca?oca, 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-16 06:41:25 UTC
- Depth
- 157.0 km (97.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 45.594° N, 26.335° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.312 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania · 14646 days ago · 129 km deep · 20 km away
- 7.27 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania · 14632 days ago · 132 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.22 km NE of Bâsca Rozilei, Romania · 14632 days ago · 150 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.614 km W of Paltin, Romania · 14631 days ago · 82 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.17 km N of Gura Teghii, Romania · 14630 days ago · 153 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.511 km N of Ca?oca, Romania · 14625 days ago · 123 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.20 km NNE of Lop?tari, Romania · 14615 days ago · 170 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.011 km W of Jitia, Romania · 14613 days ago · 150 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.78 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania · 14612 days ago · 170 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.24 km NE of Ca?oca, Romania · 14592 days ago · 132 km deep · 9 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002x71. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.