Earthquake details

Saturday, June 30, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Romania on Saturday, June 30, 1956 at 01:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mangalia (Romania - RO), about 49.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.959 and latitude 43.471.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	43.471, 28.959
UTC time	1956-06-30 01:50:24.400

Location	Mangalia
Country	Romania (RO)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1956-06-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mangalia	49.3 km
Constanța	83.2 km
Varna	89.0 km
Dobrich	91.5 km
Năvodari	98.4 km
Medgidia	102.3 km
Feteşti	135.9 km
Silistra	154.3 km
Burgas	162.1 km
Shumen	166.3 km
Slobozia	176.5 km
Tulcea	190.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Mangalia

Romania · 2012-12-03 18:58 UTC

24.9 km

M 5.0

Mangalia

Romania · 2009-08-05 07:49 UTC

21.7 km

M 4.0

Constanța

Romania · 1978-02-14 22:38 UTC

77.3 km

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