April 23, 1818 Earthquake: Bulgaria
An earthquake struck Bulgaria on April 23, 1818.
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
- April 23, 1818
- Place
- Bulgaria
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 42.800° N, 23.300° E
- Country
- Bulgaria
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 26, 1963, Skopje, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- April 14, 1928, Chirpan, Bulgaria
- February 25, 1983, Skopje, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- April 24, 2002, N, Kosovo, Macedonia, Balkans NW, Serbia
- September 30, 1858, Bulgaria
- May 22, 2012, Pernik, Bulgaria
- 1555, Razlovci, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- 1641, Bulgaria
- October 8, 1905, Bulgaria
- November 3, 1977, Velingrad, Romania
- April 4, 1904, Struma, Bulgaria
- April 4, 1904, Struma, Bulgaria
- February 26, 1755, Serbia, Balkans NW
- September 4, 896, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- October 1750, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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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 1630.