September 24, 1927 Earthquake: Sebastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Sebastopol, Crimea, Ukraine on September 24, 1927 at 06:18:58 UTC, 23 km below the surface.
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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 24, 1927
- Time
- 06:18:58 UTC
- Place
- Sebastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 23 km (14 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 44.400° N, 34.300° E
- Country
- Ukraine
The toll
- Injuries
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million) with its tsunami and other effects
- Houses destroyed
- Few (about 1 to 50)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
1927, Sept 24. 06:18:58 UTC, 44.4 N, 34.4 E, depth 23 km, magnitude 5.7 MS, intensity VI-VII. (reference #223)
1927, Sept 24. Sebastopol, Crimea--A dispatch from Moscow
states that an earthquake was felt in the Crimea on September 24th. The greatest shocks were felt near Sebastopol and Yalta, where buildings damaged in the previous earthquake were further damaged and some demolished. A few persons were reported seriously injured. (reference #5006)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 11, 1927, Sebastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
- June 26, 1927, Sebastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
- January 1, 1341, Crimea, Ukraine
- September 16, 1927, Sebastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
- October 11, 1869, Sudak, Feodosia, 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
- June 5, 1615, Black Sea, Ukraine
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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 6509.