2014 Vrancea earthquake

2014 Vrancea earthquake
UTC time ??
ISC event
USGS-ANSS
Date * 22 November 2014
Local date
Local time
Duration 30 seconds
Magnitude 5.7 Mw
Depth 39 kilometres (24 mi)
Epicenter 45°52′N 27°11′E / 45.87°N 27.18°E / 45.87; 27.18Coordinates: 45°52′N 27°11′E / 45.87°N 27.18°E / 45.87; 27.18
Areas affected Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, and Bulgaria
Total damage damaged roads and buildings
Tsunami no
Aftershocks 8 across 2.5 Mw
Casualties
* Deprecated  See documentation.

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 Mercali 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, Mobil 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. 1 2 "CUTREMUR puternic în Vrancea, resimţit şi în Bucureşti şi în alte oraşe". 22 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Cutremur moderat de 5,7 grade in Vrancea -www.cutremur.net, 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".
  4. ↑ "Cutremur moderat de 5,7 grade in Vrancea". www.cutremur.net.
  5. ↑ http://www.realitatea.net/cutremur-puternic-in-vrancea-replicile-ar-putea-dura-mai-multe-zile_1576290.html
  6. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ http://www.voceatransilvaniei.ro/panica-romania-cutremurul-scos-oamenii-din-case-daramat-pereti-si-rafturile-magazinelor-video/
  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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