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Historic Earthquake
1977 Vrancea Earthquake
4 March 1977 · Bucharest · Romania
On 4 March 1977 at 19:21 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Romania (Bucharest), at a depth of 89 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 1,641 people and injured 10,500.
- Date
- 4 March 1977
- Time
- 19:21 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 89 km
- Deaths
- 1,641
- Injuries
- 10,500
- Estimated Damage
- 2.0 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Romania
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19901990 Vrancea Earthquakes · M 6.714 deaths
- 19401940 Vrancea Earthquake · M 7.31,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth