A delegation of the National Institute for Earth Physics (INFP), led by Constantin Ionescu, general manager, was in Gorj on Thursday.
The visit started with a field trip to identify the spaces where the new equipment relocated by INFP will be located in Gorj county. Is about:
- a seismic station for locating earthquakes (at Tismana, Sohodol village),
- a sensor for monitoring the effects of earthquakes (at Târgu Jiu).
In addition, compared to these new locations, 8 seismic stations for locating earthquakes are located in Gorj County.
The specialists of the Institute presented the conclusions of the research carried out last year, following the earthquakes in Gorj. “The Gorj area is prestressed, and another important factor, triggering the earthquakes in the county, was the wave of seismic waves coming from Turkey, following the earthquakes produced at the beginning of February 2023.
In Gorj county, from the beginning of 2023 until now, 4,164 earthquakes with a magnitude between 0 and 5.7 degrees have been detected. Almost 84.4% of the earthquakes produced on the territory of Romania last year were in Gor”, according to a statement.
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