December 31, 2006 Earthquake: Budapest, Hungary
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Budapest, Hungary on December 31, 2006 at 13:39:23 UTC, 5 km below the surface.
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
- December 31, 2006
- Time
- 13:39:23 UTC
- Place
- Budapest, Hungary
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (ML)
- Focal depth
- 5 km (3 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 47.449° N, 19.343° E
- Country
- Hungary
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Few (about 1 to 50)
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 buildings
damaged in the Budapest area. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
Significant earthquakes of 2006The 2000sEvery quake the USGS located in 2006Recent earthquakes near hereThis 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 7451.