Earthquake in Romania. Photo source: dreamstime.com
The two earthquakes with magnitudes of 3, respectively 3.4 degrees on Richter, occurred on Thursday morning in the Seismic area Vrancea, Buzău county, according to the National Institute for Research and Development for Earth Physics (INCDFP), quoted by AGPRES.
The first earthquake took place at 3:08, had a magnitude of 3 degrees and produced at a depth of 125.8 km, INCDFP data shows.
The earthquake occurred near the following cities: 50 km northwest of Buzău, 63 km west of Focșani, 64 km southeast of Sfântu-Gheorghe, 66 km east of Brașov, 69 km northeast of Ploiești and 99 km northeast of Târgoviște.
According to the same sources, the second earthquake took place at 3:45 local, with a magnitude of 3.4 degrees and at a depth of 144.4 km.
The earthquake occurred near the following cities: 56 km northwest of Buzău, 59 km southeast of Sfântu-Gheorghe, 61 km west of Focșani, 63 km east of Brașov and 75 km northeast of Ploiești.
In Romania, only 18 earthquakes occurred in May, with magnitude between 2 and 4.4 degrees on Richter. The largest earthquakes this year, both with the magnitude 4.4, took place on February 13, in Buzău county, and on May 11 in Vrancea county.
Last year, the most important earthquake had a magnitude of 5.4 and occurred in Buzau County, on September 16th.
