Earthquake also in Romania, Vrancea area, just before the huge earthquake in Taiwan. What magnitude was recorded

Earthquake also in Romania, Vrancea area, just before the huge earthquake in Taiwan. What magnitude was recorded
Earthquake also in Romania, Vrancea area, just before the huge earthquake in Taiwan. What magnitude was recorded
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Here is the announcement from the Romanian authorities:

“On April 03, 2024 at 01:41:49 (local time of Romania) a weak earthquake occurred in the VRANCEA SEISMIC AREA, VRANCEA with a magnitude of ml 2.6, at a depth of 14.9km.

The earthquake occurred near the following cities: 9km S of Focsani, 60km NE of Buzau, 67km W of Galati, 71km NW of Braila, 76km SW of Barlad”

Earthquake in Taiwan

Huge earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale in Taiwan. An initial tsunami has already occurred, with a water level rise of 30 cm but waves of 3 meters high are expected. In addition, many aftershocks of the earthquake have already been recorded, most of them having an intensity of more than 5 degrees. The population has been warned to expect such aftershocks in the coming week.

A major earthquake was registered on Wednesday morning in the east of Taiwan, and a tsnuami alert was issued in Okinawa, in the southwest of the Japanese archipelago, but also in the Philippines. The earthquake occurred at 07:58 am local time (2:58 am, Romanian time), at a depth of 15.5 km, just off the east coast, according to the local Meteorological Administration. It was the strongest earthquake to hit the island in the last 25 years. Several people are trapped under the rubble, and 9 people were injured on a highway

The article is in Romanian

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