2014 Vrancea earthquake

Earthquake in Romania
45°52′N 27°11′E / 45.87°N 27.18°E / 45.87; 27.18Areas affectedRomania, Moldova, Ukraine, and BulgariaTotal damagedamaged roads and buildingsMax. intensityMMI VI (Strong)Aftershocks8 across 2.5 Mw Casualties
  • 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

  1. ^ a b "CUTREMUR puternic în Vrancea, resimţit şi în București şi în alte oraşe". 22 November 2014.
  2. ^ Cutremur moderat de 5,7 grade in Vrancea -www.cutremur.net Archived 2016-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, accesat pe 23 noiembrie 2014
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Cutremur moderat de 5,7 grade in Vrancea". www.cutremur.net. Archived from the original on 2016-12-30. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  5. ^ "CUTREMUR PUTERNIC în VRANCEA. Acoperișuri CĂZUTE, locuințe FĂRĂ GAZE ȘI APĂ". 22 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Cutremur de 5,7 grade in Romania – s-a simtit si la Bucuresti".
  7. ^ "PANICĂ în România. CUTREMURUL a scos oamenii din case, a dărâmat PEREŢI şi RAFTURILE magazinelor VIDEO". 23 November 2014.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ ""Asta da zgaltaiala" si "Se darama blocul cu noi". Reactiile oamenilor in timpul cutremurului de 5,7 grade din Vrancea".
  10. ^ "Consecintele cutremurului din Romania: strazi crapate, cladiri afectate si multa panica (Galerie Foto)".
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