2014 Vrancea earthquake


The 2014 Vrancea earthquake struck Vrancea County on 22 November 2014 at, with a moment magnitude of 5.7. 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.
The earthquake was felt in northern Bulgaria and the Moldovan city of Chișinău. Towns located near the epicenter include: Mărășești, Tecuci, Focșani, Adjud and Onești.
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.

Damage

Shortly after the earthquake, Mobile Telephone network services were disrupted. The frontage of an old building in Tulcea was damaged, and a radiator installed in a sixth-floor apartment fell and injured the owner.
Four communes in Vrancea County lost electrical power. In Focșani, a portion of a roof collapsed, and a road cracked.
Residents of northern Galați County were affected by electrical outages and water shortages.

Aftershocks

A list of aftershocks is included below.
DateHourDepth
LatitudeLongitude
Magnitude
22 November 201419:14:1739 km45.87N27.16E5.7 Mw
22 November
20:24:4734 km45.86N27.16E2.8 Mw
22 November
20:30:5636 km45.85N27.19E3.1 Mw
23 November
01:14:3934 km45.88N27.16E2.5 Mw
23 November
02:21:0534 km45.85N27.19E2.5 Mw
23 November04:01:5831 km45.82N27.18E2.6 Mw
23 November10:16:1429 km45.81N27.21E2.7 Mw
24 November15:06:08109 km45.46N26.31E2.9 Mw
25 November01:52:2532 km45.85N27.16E3.2 Mw