Earthquake with magnitude 3.4 in Vrancea county

Earthquake with magnitude 3.4 in Vrancea county

A weak earthquake with a magnitude of 3.4 occurred on Monday, at 15:59, in the Vrancea seismic zone, Vrancea county, according to information published by the National Research and Development Institute for Earth Physics (INCDFP).

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The earthquake occurred at a depth of 122.8 kilometers (km) near the following cities: 51 km west of Focşani, 60 km east of Sfântu-Gheorghe, 65 km north of Buzău, 71 km east of Braşov and 91 km northeast from Ploiesti, according to Agerpres.

Since the beginning of January, 28 earthquakes have been recorded in Romania, with magnitudes between 2.1 and 4.3 on the Richter scale.

Last year, the strongest tectonic movement, of 5.7, took place on February 14, in Gorj county, at a depth of 6.3 kilometers.

Adrian Stoica

Adrian Stoica

Adrian is the founder and the visionary behind Cluj Napoca, a media platform committed to capturing and sharing the vibrant stories of Cluj-Napoca and Romania with an international audience. A graduate in international journalism from the University of Bucharest and holder of a Master’s in Cultural Studies from Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Adrian has a robust educational background that equips him to understand and analyze the complexities of his native region's culture and history.