An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 occurred on Thursday evening in the Vrancea seismic zone, according to official data sent by the authorities.
“On February 26, 2026 at 19:21:52 (Romanian local time), a moderate earthquake of magnitude ml 4.5 occurred in the Vrancea seismic zone, Vrancea, at a depth of 107.9 km. Intensity: III,” the National Research and Development Institute for Earth Physics reported.
The INFP states that the earthquake occurred near the following cities:
- 35km west of Focșani,
- 70km North of Buzau,
- 74km East of Sfântu-Gheorghe,
- 88km South-West of Bârlad,
- 88km South of Bacău,
- 89km East of Brașov.
This is the most important earthquake of the last year, given that the largest earthquakes of 2025, both with a magnitude of 4.4, took place on February 13, in Buzău County, and on May 11, in Vrancea County.
At 20:52:46, another earthquake occurred in Romania.
According to the INFP, the earthquake had a magnitude of 3.3 and occurred in Dobrogea, Tulcea county, at a depth of 3 km.
The earthquake occurred near Tulcea, Constanța, Brăila and Galați.
What other magnitude 4 earthquakes occurred in 2024–2025
According to a timeline made by Agerpres, in the period 2024-2025, several earthquakes of magnitude 4 and above occurred in Romania.
2025
October 25 – In the Vrancea seismic zone, two earthquakes occurred in less than an hour, both with a magnitude of 4.2 degrees on the Richter scale. The first earthquake occurred at 04:19, at a depth of 129.2 km, and the second occurred at 05:11, at a depth of 126.7 km. Both took place near the cities of Focșani, Buzău, Sfântu-Gheorghe.
October 22 – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 occurred at 10:23 a.m. in the Vrancea seismic zone. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 89.9 kilometers, near the following cities: 39 km west of Focșani, 72 km east of Sfântu-Gheorghe, 75 km north of Buzău.
October 15 – A moderate earthquake with magnitude 4 occurred at 7:57 a.m. in Satu Mare county. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.1 kilometers, near the following cities: 16 km east of Satu Mare, 39 km west of Baia Mare, 65 km north of Zalău.
August 22 – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 occurred on August 22, 2025, at 2:18 p.m., in Gorj county. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15 kilometers, near the following cities: 16 km northwest of Târgu Jiu, 67 km south of Hunedoara, 73 km northeast of Drobeta-Turnu Severin, 81 km south of Deva, 93 km west of Râmnicu Vâlcea.
May 11 – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 occurred in the Vrancea seismic area, with no material damage or casualties reported, according to the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 140 kilometers.
March 24 – An earthquake with magnitude 4 occurred, at 10:14, in Vrancea county, Vrancea seismic zone, at a depth of 140 km, near the following cities: 37 kilometers west of Focșani, 72 km north of Buzău, 72 km east of Sfântu-Gheorghe, 87 km south of Bacău, 87 km east of Brașov, 88 km southwest by Bârlad, according to the National Research-Development Institute for Earth Physics.
February 13 – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 occurred, at 22:44, in Buzău county, Vrancea seismic zone, at a depth of 119.4 km, near the following cities: 55 km southeast of Sfântu-Gheorghe, 60 km northwest of Buzău, 61 km east of Brașov, 63 km west of Focșani and 77 km north of you are raining
2024
September 16 – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 occurred, at 17:40, in Buzău county, Vrancea seismic zone, at a depth of 152.53 km, near the cities: 52 km southeast of Sfântu-Gheorghe, 54 km east of Brașov, 62 km northwest of Buzău, 70 km west of Focșani, 72 km north of Ploiesti and 97 km northeast of Târgoviște.
August 10 – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 occurred at 23:46 local time, in Arad county, Banat area, according to information published by the National Research and Development Institute for Earth Physics. The earthquake occurred at a depth of five kilometers near the following cities: 59 km east of Arad, 68 km west of Deva, 72 km west of Hunedoara, 77 km north of Reșita.
August 6 – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 occurred, at 16:04 local time, in Vrancea county, Vrancea seismic zone, according to data published by INCDFP. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 140 km, near the cities: 43 km west of Focșani, 66 km north of Buzău, 67 km east of Sfântu-Gheorghe, 80 km east of Brașov, 95 km south of Bacău, 97 km southwest of Bârlad and 99 km northeast of Ploiesti.
August 1st – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 occurred, at 15:09 local time, in the Vrancea seismic zone, Vrancea county, according to information published by INCDFP. The depth at which the earthquake occurred was 128.8 km. The earthquake occurred near the following cities: 38 km west of Focșani, 55 km north of Buzău, 75 km east of Sfântu-Gheorghe, 85 km east of Brașov, 93 km northeast of Ploiesti, 99 km southeast of Bârlad.
May 7 – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 occurred, at 18:32, in Buzau county, according to INCDFP. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 140 km, near the following cities: 44 km west of Focșani, 51 km north of Buzău, 72 km southeast of Sfântu-Gheorghe, 80 km east of Brașov and 86 km northeast of Ploiesti.
February 29 – An earthquake of 4.2 degrees on the Richter scale occurred, at 11:25 local time, in the Vrancea seismic zone, Buzau county, according to INCDFP. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 140 km, near the following cities: 57 km southeast of Sfântu-Gheorghe, 59 km west of Focșani, 60 km northwest of Buzău, 64 km east of Brașov and 80 km northeast of Ploiesti.
January 15th – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 occurred, at 11:01, in the Vrancea seismic zone, Vrancea county, at a depth of 80 km, near the following cities: 44 km west of Focșani, 66 km east of Sfântu-Gheorghe, 73 km north of Buzău, 81 km east of Brașov, 88 km south of Bacău and 93 km southwest of Bârlad.
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