October 4, 1905 Earthquake: Black Sea, Russia

Name: October 4, 1905 Earthquake: Black Sea, Russia
Start: 1905-10-04
Location: Black Sea, Russia

October 4, 1905 · M5.1

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Black Sea, Russia on October 4, 1905 at 22:29 UTC. It caused a tsunami.

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: October 4, 1905
Time: 22:29 UTC
Place: Black Sea, Russia
Magnitude: 5.1 (Ms)
Intensity: 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Epicenter: 44.500° N, 37.500° E
Country: Russia

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

1905, Oct 4, 22:29 UTC. 44.7 N, 37.4 E, magnitude 5.1, intensity Vi-VII. Large waves (tsunami?); not noted by tide stations. (reference #223)

1905, Oct 4, 22 UTC. North Caucasus. 44.5 N, 37.5 E, intensity VI. Sea rising at Anapa harbour. (reference #4139)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1905 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1905 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 6506.