M3.7 earthquake 8 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania on Sat, Sep 20, 1986, 6:00 PM GMT+3 (15:00 UTC), 170 km (105 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 4 km NE 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
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-09-20 15:00:35 UTC
- Depth
- 169.7 km (105.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 45.556° N, 26.318° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.011 km W of Jitia, Romania · 14614 days ago · 150 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.20 km NNE of Lop?tari, Romania · 14616 days ago · 170 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.511 km N of Ca?oca, Romania · 14626 days ago · 123 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.17 km N of Gura Teghii, Romania · 14631 days ago · 153 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.614 km W of Paltin, Romania · 14632 days ago · 82 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.22 km NE of Bâsca Rozilei, Romania · 14633 days ago · 150 km deep · 10 km away
- 7.27 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania · 14633 days ago · 132 km deep · 1 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002y87. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.