What the records say
- When
- 30 Aug 1986
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Where
- Romania
- Coordinates
- 45.55° N, 26.32° E
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 558
- Damage musd
- 730
- Intensity mmi
- 8
- Depth km
- 132
1986 Vrancea earthquake
Earthquake in Romania
Striking central Romania on August 30 at 21:28 UTC, the 1986 Vrancea earthquake killed more than 150 people, injured over 500, and damaged over 50,000 homes. The second largest earthquake in the area since the modernization of earthquake monitoring devices, it was felt north to Poland and south to Italy and Greece.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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