December 2, 1991 Earthquake: Voiteg, Deta, Banloc, Romania
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Voiteg, Deta, Banloc, Romania on December 2, 1991 at 08:49:40 UTC, 9 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
- December 2, 1991
- Time
- 08:49:40 UTC
- Place
- Voiteg, Deta, Banloc, Romania
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 9 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 45.498° N, 21.115° E
- Country
- Romania
The toll
- Injuries
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 5,000
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.
Some people injured, about 4,500 people homeless and more than 5,000 buildings damaged (VIII) in the Voiteg area. Slight damage in the Belgrade area, Yugoslavia. Felt along much of the Romania-Yugoslavia border. Also felt in southern Hungary. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 8, 1893, Popovic, NW, Balkans, Serbia
- July 12, 1991, Banloc, Deta, Timisoara, Romania
- November 3, 2010, Kraljevo, Serbia, Balkans NW
- September 29, 1998, Belgrade, Ljig, Valjevo, Serbia, Balkans NW
- November 12, 1740, Serbia, Balkans NW
- July 18, 1991, Orsava, Romania
- March 24, 1922, Serbia, Balkans NW
- May 15, 1927, Serbia, Balkans NW
- February 4, 1739, Serbia, Balkans NW
- March 8, 2015, Kosjeric, Serbia, Balkans NW
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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 5314.