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Historic Earthquake
1901 Black Sea Earthquake
31 March 1901 · Balchik · Bulgaria
On 31 March 1901 at 07:12 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Bulgaria (Balchik). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 304 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 4 people and injured 50. 1,200 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 31 March 1901
- Time
- 07:12 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 50
- Homes Destroyed
- 1,200
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (3.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Bulgaria
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1953Edirne37 deaths
- 19401940 Vrancea Earthquake · M 7.31,000 deaths
- 19281928 Chirpan Earthquake · M 6.8127 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth