M3.3 earthquake 17 km SE of Comand?u, Romania
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Comand?u, Romania on Sat, May 16, 1987, 11:56 AM GMT+3 (08:56 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 13 km W of Nereju Mic, 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
- 3.3 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-16 08:56:54 UTC
- Depth
- 145.4 km (90.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 45.660° N, 26.433° 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000351q. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.