2014 Vrancea earthquake
- 1 injury in Tulcea
- 8 injuries in Galați
- 5 hospitalized in Brăila
The 2014 Vrancea earthquake struck Vrancea County on 22 November 2014 at 21:14:17 local time, with a moment magnitude of 5.7.[1] The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39 kilometers and lasted for thirty seconds. On the Mercalli scale the quake registered an intensity of VI (Strong).[2][3][4]
The earthquake was felt in northern Bulgaria and the Moldovan city of Chișinău. Towns located near the epicenter include: Mărășești (6 kilometers), Tecuci (22 kilometers), Focșani (21 kilometers), Adjud (25 kilometers) and Onești (51 kilometers).[1] Mircea Radulian, the leader of Institutul Național de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Fizica Pământului, reported that in Galați and Focșani, towns nearer the epicenter, moment magnitude measured over 6.0.[5]
Damage
Shortly after the earthquake, Mobile Telephone network services were disrupted.[6] The frontage of an old building in Tulcea was damaged, and a radiator installed in a sixth-floor apartment fell and injured the owner.[7]
Four communes in Vrancea County lost electrical power.[6] In Focșani, a portion of a roof collapsed,[6] and a road cracked.[8]
Residents of northern Galați County were affected by electrical outages and water shortages.[9][10]
Aftershocks
A list of aftershocks is included below.
Date | Hour | Depth | Latitude | Longitude | Magnitude |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 November 2014 | 19:14:17 | 39 km | 45.87N | 27.16E | 5.7 Mw |
22 November | 20:24:47 | 34 km | 45.86N | 27.16E | 2.8 Mw |
22 November | 20:30:56 | 36 km | 45.85N | 27.19E | 3.1 Mw |
23 November | 01:14:39 | 34 km | 45.88N | 27.16E | 2.5 Mw |
23 November | 02:21:05 | 34 km | 45.85N | 27.19E | 2.5 Mw |
23 November | 04:01:58 | 31 km | 45.82N | 27.18E | 2.6 Mw |
23 November | 10:16:14 | 29 km | 45.81N | 27.21E | 2.7 Mw |
24 November | 15:06:08 | 109 km | 45.46N | 26.31E | 2.9 Mw |
25 November | 01:52:25 | 32 km | 45.85N | 27.16E | 3.2 Mw |
References
- ^ a b "CUTREMUR puternic în Vrancea, resimţit şi în București şi în alte oraşe". 22 November 2014.
- ^ Cutremur moderat de 5,7 grade in Vrancea -www.cutremur.net Archived 2016-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, accesat pe 23 noiembrie 2014
- ^ "UPDATE Cutremur puternic, de magnitudine 5,7, resimtit si in Bucuresti. Cel mai mare seism din acest an. Cutremurul a avut mai multe replici". 2014-11-22.
- ^ "Cutremur moderat de 5,7 grade in Vrancea". www.cutremur.net. Archived from the original on 2016-12-30. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
- ^ "CUTREMUR PUTERNIC în VRANCEA. Acoperișuri CĂZUTE, locuințe FĂRĂ GAZE ȘI APĂ". 22 November 2014.
- ^ a b c "Cutremur de 5,7 grade in Romania – s-a simtit si la Bucuresti".
- ^ "PANICĂ în România. CUTREMURUL a scos oamenii din case, a dărâmat PEREŢI şi RAFTURILE magazinelor VIDEO". 23 November 2014.
- ^ "PANICĂ în România. CUTREMURUL a scos oamenii din case, a dărâmat PEREŢI şi RAFTURILE magazinelor - VIDEO - Vocea Transilvaniei". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
- ^ ""Asta da zgaltaiala" si "Se darama blocul cu noi". Reactiile oamenilor in timpul cutremurului de 5,7 grade din Vrancea".
- ^ "Consecintele cutremurului din Romania: strazi crapate, cladiri afectate si multa panica (Galerie Foto)".
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- 1738 Vrancea (7.7)
- 1802 Vrancea (7.9)†
- 1838 Vrancea (7.5)
- 1901 Black Sea (7.2)
- 1940 Vrancea (7.7)
- 1977 Vrancea (7.4)‡
- 1986 Vrancea (7.1)
- 1990 Vrancea (6.9)
- 1991 Banat (5.7)
- 2014 Vrancea (5.7)
- Vrancea Zone [bg; ru; uk]
‡ largest seismic losses ever experienced