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This list of earthquakes in Bulgaria is organized by date and includes events that caused injuries/fatalities, historic quakes, as well events that are notable for other reasons.

Name

Date

Epicentre

mag

MMI

Depth (km)

Notes

Deaths

Injuries

1802 Vrancea earthquake

1802-10-14

Vrancea Mountains, Romania

7.9

VIII

150.0}}

The cities of Ruse, Silistra, Varna and Vidin were almost completely destroyed.^[1]

1818 Sofia earthquake

1818-04-25

near Sofia

6.0

VII

1838 Vrancea earthquake

1838-01-11

Vrancea Mountains, Romania

7.5

VII

Felt across much of the country, damage reported in northern Bulgaria.

1858 Sofia earthquake

1858-09-30

near Sofia

6.6

9.0}}

70-80% of buildings in Sofia suffered damage.

1901 Black Sea earthquake

1901-03-31

off Cape Kaliakra

7.2

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.

50+

1904 Kresna earthquakes

1904-04-04

near Krupnik

s}}^[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

1908-01-10

near Gorna Oryahovitza

7.0

First quake locally measured via seismograph, after one was installed in Sofia in 1905.

1909 Gorna Oryahovitza earthquake

1909-04-14

near Gorna Oryahovitza

7.0

1913 Ruse earthquake

1913-06-14

southwest of Ruse

6.6^[3]

15.0}}

1928 Chirpan earthquakes

1928-04-14

near Chirpan

7.1 and 7.1^[4]

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

1942-03-17

near Razgrad

5.1

Large parts of the city were damaged.

1977 Vrancea earthquake

1977-03-04

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.

109

165

1977 Velingrad earthquake

1977-11-03

near Velingrad

5.2^[5]

6.0}}

Nearly 800 buildings were damaged across several counties.

1986 Strazhitsa earthquake

1986-12-07

near Strazhitsa

5.6^[6]

20.5}}

80% of buildings in Strazhitsa were deemed 'uninhabitable' after the quake, with 150 being completely destroyed. The town was later rebuilt.

1990 Vrancea earthquakes

1990-05-30

Vrancea Mountains, Romania

6.7

89.0}}

Moderate damage in northeastern Bulgaria. Main event was followed by a 6.1 aftershock on May 31.

2004 Vrancea earthquake

2004-10-27

Vrancea Mountains, Romania

6.0

Felt across the country, some damage reported in northeastern Bulgaria.

2012 Pernik earthquake

2012-05-22

near Pernik

5.6^[7]

VII

10.0}}

Caused at least €11,000,000 worth of damage, mostly in Pernik, and to a lesser degree in the capital Sofia.

2014 Aegean Sea earthquake

2014-05-24

Aegean Sea

6.9

6.4}}

Widely felt across southern Bulgaria, minor damage reported in areas close to the Greek border.

References

1. ^{{Cite book|title = Etude comparative sur quelques tremblements de terre de Roumanie, du type du celui du 10 novembre 1940|last = Popescu|first = I. G.|publisher = Cartea Romaneasca|year = May–June 1941|isbn = |location = Bucharest|pages = |language = French}}
2. ^{{citation|title=The Kresna earthquake of 1904 in Bulgaria|first=N.|last=Ambraseys|journal=Annals of Geophysics Journal|publisher=INGV|volume=44|number=1|year=2001|doi=10.4401/ag-3614|page=102}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem914076#executive |title=M 6.6 - Bulgaria |publisher=United States Geological Survey |date=March 4, 2018 |accessdate=March 4, 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem908596#executive |title=M 7.1 - Bulgaria |publisher=United States Geological Survey |date=March 4, 2018 |accessdate=March 4, 2018}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0000rbn#executive |title=M 5.2 - Bulgaria |publisher=United States Geological Survey |date=March 4, 2018 |accessdate=March 4, 2018}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp00030pu#executive |title=M 5.6 - Bulgaria |publisher=United States Geological Survey |date=March 4, 2018 |accessdate=March 4, 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000jkrw#executive |title=M 5.6 - Bulgaria |publisher=United States Geological Survey |date=March 4, 2018 |accessdate=March 4, 2018}}

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