September 16, 1927 Earthquake: Sebastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Sebastopol, Crimea, Ukraine on September 16, 1927 at 08:21 UTC, 27 km below the surface. 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
- September 16, 1927
- Time
- 08:21 UTC
- Place
- Sebastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
- Magnitude
- 4.9
- Focal depth
- 27 km (17 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 44.300° N, 34.000° E
- Country
- Ukraine
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 11, 1927, Sebastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
- January 1, 1341, Crimea, Ukraine
- September 24, 1927, Sebastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
- June 26, 1927, Sebastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
- July 25, 1875, Sebastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
- July 25, 1875, Sebastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
- 103, Black Sea, Ukraine
- April 19, 1650, Black Sea, Azov Sea, Ukraine
- October 11, 1869, Sudak, Feodosia, Crimea, Ukraine
- June 5, 1615, Black Sea, Ukraine
More
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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 10614.