M4.6 earthquake 7 km WNW of Jitia, Romania
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Jitia, Romania on Wed, Mar 18, 1987, 7:55 PM GMT+2 (17:55 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 1 km SE of Nereju Mic, Romania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-18 17:55:45 UTC
- Depth
- 117.8 km (73.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 45.617° N, 26.633° 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 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.71 km SE of Nereju Mic, Romania · 14436 days ago · 169 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.64 km WSW of Paltin, Romania · 14435 days ago · 150 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.51 km NW of Paltin, Romania · 14427 days ago · 84 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.317 km SE of Comand?u, Romania · 14380 days ago · 145 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033dv. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:57 AM UTC.