M3.5 earthquake 11 km N of Ca?oca, Romania
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 11 km N of Ca?oca, Romania on Sun, Sep 7, 1986, 7:45 AM GMT+3 (04:45 UTC), 123 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km W of Jitia, Romania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-09-07 04:45:23 UTC
- Depth
- 122.5 km (76.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 45.592° N, 26.265° 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.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.20 km NNE of Lop?tari, Romania · 14615 days ago · 170 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.011 km W of Jitia, Romania · 14614 days ago · 150 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.78 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania · 14612 days ago · 170 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.24 km NE of Ca?oca, Romania · 14592 days ago · 132 km deep · 10 km away
Before
- 4.17 km N of Gura Teghii, Romania · 14631 days ago · 153 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.614 km W of Paltin, Romania · 14631 days ago · 82 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.22 km NE of Bâsca Rozilei, Romania · 14632 days ago · 150 km deep · 15 km away
- 7.27 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania · 14633 days ago · 132 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.312 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania · 14646 days ago · 129 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.712 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania · 14647 days ago · 157 km deep · 5 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xwa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.