November 1444 Earthquake: Varna, Bulgaria
An earthquake struck Varna, Bulgaria in November 1444.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- November 1444
- Place
- Varna, Bulgaria
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 43.200° N, 27.900° E
- Country
- Bulgaria
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
November? 1444. Towns near Varna (Bulgaria) completely destroyed, changes in river beds. (reference #1149)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 31, 1901, Balchik, Bulgaria
- March 31, 1901, Balchik, Kavarna, Blatnitsa, Limanu, Bulgaria
- December 7, 1986, Veliko Turnovo-Turgovishte, Bulgaria
- December 17, 2003, Povadiya, Bulgaria
- 50 BC, Bisone [kavarna], Dionisopolis [balchik], Bulgaria
- November 26, 1829, Bucharest, Romania
- June 14, 1913, Tirnovo, Bulgaria
- November 16, 1509, Edirne, Turkey
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 601.