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Historic Earthquake
1940 Vrancea Earthquake
10 November 1940 · Romania
On 10 November 1940 at 01:39 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Romania, at a depth of 150 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 1,000 people.
- Date
- 10 November 1940
- Time
- 01:39 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 150 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1,000
- Estimated Damage
- 10 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Romania
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19901990 Vrancea Earthquakes · M 6.714 deaths
- 19771977 Vrancea Earthquake · M 7.51,641 deaths
- 19011901 Black Sea Earthquake · M 7.24 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth