M3.6 earthquake 4 km WSW of Paltin, Romania
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Paltin, Romania on Sat, Mar 21, 1987, 6:41 PM GMT+2 (16:41 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 1 km NW of Paltin, 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
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-21 16:41:23 UTC
- Depth
- 150.4 km (93.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 45.761° N, 26.661° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.51 km NW of Paltin, Romania · 14431 days ago · 84 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.317 km SE of Comand?u, Romania · 14384 days ago · 145 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033gx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:20 AM UTC.