M4.0 earthquake 11 km W of Jitia, Romania
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 11 km W of Jitia, Romania on Fri, Sep 19, 1986, 3:21 AM GMT+3 (00:21 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 4 km NE 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-09-19 00:21:34 UTC
- Depth
- 150.2 km (93.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 45.589° N, 26.566° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.78 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania · 14612 days ago · 170 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.24 km NE of Ca?oca, Romania · 14592 days ago · 132 km deep · 22 km away
Before
- 3.20 km NNE of Lop?tari, Romania · 14615 days ago · 170 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.511 km N of Ca?oca, Romania · 14625 days ago · 123 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.17 km N of Gura Teghii, Romania · 14630 days ago · 153 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.614 km W of Paltin, Romania · 14631 days ago · 82 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.22 km NE of Bâsca Rozilei, Romania · 14632 days ago · 150 km deep · 21 km away
- 7.27 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania · 14633 days ago · 132 km deep · 20 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002y71. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.