Name
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Date
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Epicentre
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Mag.
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MMI
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Depth (km)
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Notes
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Deaths
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Injuries
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1802 Vrancea earthquake
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1802101400001802-10-14
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Vrancea Mountains, Romania
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7.9
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VIII
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150.0
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The cities of Ruse, Silistra, Varna and Vidin were almost completely destroyed.[1]
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|
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1818 Sofia earthquake
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1818042500001818-04-25
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near Sofia
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6.0
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VII
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|
|
|
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1838 Vrancea earthquake
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1838011100001838-01-11
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Vrancea Mountains, Romania
|
7.5
|
VII
|
|
Felt across much of the country, damage reported in northern Bulgaria.
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|
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1858 Sofia earthquake
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1858093000001858-09-30
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near Sofia
|
6.6
|
IX
|
9.0
|
70-80% of buildings in Sofia suffered damage.
|
4
|
|
1901 Black Sea earthquake
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1901033100001901-03-31
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off Cape Kaliakra
|
7.2
|
X
|
14.0
|
More than 1,200 houses destroyed. Quake generated a 4–5 m high tsunami that devastated coastal communities on both sides of the Bulgarian-Romanian border.
|
4
|
50+
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1904 Kresna earthquakes
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1904040400001904-04-04
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near Krupnik
|
7.2 Ms [2]
|
|
11.0
|
One of the largest shallow 20th century earthquakes on land in the Balkans, preceded by a very powerful 7.1 foreshock. Felt as far away as Budapest, Hungary.
|
200+
|
|
1908 Gorna Oryahovitza earthquake
|
1908011000001908-01-10
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near Gorna Oryahovitza
|
7.0
|
|
|
First quake locally measured via seismograph, after one was installed in Sofia in 1905.
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|
|
1909 Gorna Oryahovitza earthquake
|
1909041400001909-04-14
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near Gorna Oryahovitza
|
7.0
|
|
|
|
|
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1913 Ruse earthquake
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1913061400001913-06-14
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southwest of Ruse
|
6.6[3]
|
|
15.0
|
|
37
|
|
1928 Chirpan–Plovdiv earthquakes
|
1928041400001928-04-14
|
near Chirpan
|
7.1 and 7.1[4]
|
IX
|
10.0
|
Followed by a 7.1 aftershock at a depth of 15.0 km on April 18. More than 26,000 buildings were destroyed, another 21,000 were severely damaged.
|
107
|
500
|
1942 Razgrad earthquake
|
1942031700001942-03-17
|
near Razgrad
|
5.1
|
|
|
Large parts of the city were damaged.
|
|
|
1977 Vrancea earthquake
|
1977030400001977-03-04
|
Vrancea Mountains, Romania
|
7.2
|
VIII
|
94.0
|
Most casualties occurred in Svishtov when several apartment buildings collapsed. Widely felt across the entire country, with minor damage reported as far south as Plovdiv.
|
120
|
165
|
1977 Velingrad earthquake
|
1977110300001977-11-03
|
near Velingrad
|
5.2[5]
|
VI
|
6.0
|
Nearly 800 buildings were damaged across several counties.
|
|
|
1986 Strazhitsa earthquake
|
1986120700001986-12-07
|
near Strazhitsa
|
5.6[6]
|
VII
|
20.5
|
80% of buildings in Strazhitsa were deemed 'uninhabitable' after the quake, with 150 being completely destroyed. The town was later rebuilt.
|
3
|
80
|
1990 Vrancea earthquakes
|
1990053000001990-05-30
|
Vrancea Mountains, Romania
|
6.7
|
V
|
89.0
|
Moderate damage in northeastern Bulgaria. Main event was followed by a 6.1 aftershock on May 31.
|
1
|
|
2004 Vrancea earthquake
|
2004102700002004-10-27
|
Vrancea Mountains, Romania
|
6.0
|
V
|
|
Felt across the country, some damage reported in northeastern Bulgaria.
|
|
|
2012 Pernik earthquake
|
2012052700002012-05-22
|
near Pernik
|
5.6[7]
|
VI
|
10.0
|
Caused at least €11,000,000 worth of damage, mostly in Pernik, and to a lesser degree in the capital Sofia.
|
1
|
|
2014 Aegean Sea earthquake
|
2014052400002014-05-24
|
Aegean Sea
|
6.9
|
V
|
6.4
|
Widely felt across southern Bulgaria, minor damage reported in areas close to the Greek border.
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|
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