A new earthquake has occurred in Romania, experts in the field announce. They provided information regarding the location where it occurred, but also what magnitude it had.
Earthquake of 4.1 degrees in Romania
The National Research and Development Institute for Earth Physics (INCDFP) announces that an earthquake measuring 4.1 degrees on the Richter scale occurred in Romania.
The earthquake occurred on Tuesday afternoon, at 18:32, in Buzau county. Seismologists also say that it took place at a depth of 140 kilometers. According to the National Research and Development Institute for Earth Physics (INCDFP), the earthquake occurred near these cities:
- 44 km west of Focsani
- 51 km north of Buzau
- 72 km southeast of Sfântu-Gheorghe
- 80 km east of Brasov
- and 86 km northeast of Ploiesti
What other earthquakes occurred in Romania on Tuesday, May 7?
Previously, during the day of Tuesday, May 7, there were three other earthquakes in Romania.
The first of them took place at 06:41:00, Romanian local time. It occurred in the Vrancea (Prahova) seismic zone. The earthquake had a magnitude of 2.8 on the Richter scale. It also took place at a depth of 117.5km.
The earthquake occurred near the following cities:
- 40km SE of Brasov
- 49km N of Ploiesti
- 54km S of Sfantu-Gheorghe
- 66km NE of Targoviste
- 72km W of Buzau
The second earthquake occurred at 08:31:33, Romanian local time, in Maramureș. It had a magnitude of 2.4 degrees on the Richter scale.
The earthquake occurred near the following cities: 54km N of Bistrita, 55km E of Baia Mare.
The third earthquake that occurred on May 7 occurred at 10:41:06, local time in Romania. The earthquake occurred in the seismic zone Vrancea (Vrancea). According to seismologists, this earthquake was a weak one, with a magnitude of 2.0 degrees on the Richter scale. It also occurred at a depth of 22.3 km.
The earthquake occurred near the following cities:
- 8km NE of Focsani
- 62km SW of Barlad
- 67km NW of Galati
- 73km NE of Buzau
- 75km NW of Braila
- 97km S of Bacau
Earthquakes outside Romania
On May 7, 2024 at 17:03 local time of Romania, a weak earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 on the Richter scale occurred in Serbia. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.4 km.
The earthquake occurred near the following cities:
- 22km S of Kraljevo
- 47km W of Krusevac
- 48km NE of Novi Pazar
- 51km SE of Cacak
- 55km S of Kragujevac
- 72km N of Mitrovica
- 81km SE of Uzice
- 95km W of Nis
Also, another earthquake occurred in Serbia, at 17:08, Romanian local time. It had a magnitude of 2.2 degrees on the Richter scale.
The earthquake occurred near the following cities:
- 21km S of Kraljevo
- 45km W of Krusevac
- 50km NE of Novi Pazar
- 51km SE of Cacak
- 53km S of Kragujevac
- 74km N of Mitrovica
- 82km SE of Uzice
- 95km W of Nis
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