M5.6 earthquake 6 km NW of Strazhitsa, Bulgaria
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Strazhitsa, Bulgaria on Sun, Dec 7, 1986, 4:17 PM GMT+2 (14:17 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-12-07 14:17:09 UTC
- Depth
- 20.5 km (12.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.274° N, 25.912° E
- Region
- Bulgaria
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 20.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.6 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.14 km NE of Strazhitsa, Bulgaria · 14534 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.47 km NE of Strazhitsa, Bulgaria · 14533 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.39 km ENE of Strazhitsa, Bulgaria · 14529 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.410 km ENE of Strazhitsa, Bulgaria · 14524 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.511 km NE of Strazhitsa, Bulgaria · 14523 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00030pu (also filed as gcmtb120786b, gcmt19861207141710, atlas19861207141709, iscgem478085). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC.