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Latest quakes in or near Vrancea, Romania - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.5 earthquake Romania, 12 km southwest of Comanesti, Bacau -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 4.2 Romania, 61 km northwest of Buzau, Buzau - Feb 29, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 05:34 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Vrancea in the past 24 hours.
In the past 30 days, Vrancea has had 28 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.2:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 4
  • 6 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 9 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 12 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 2.5 Earthquake Romania, 12 km SW of Comanesti, Bacau -
Strongest: Mag. 4.2 Earthquake Romania, 61 km NW of Buzau, Buzau -
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Latest quakes in or near Vrancea, Romania - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 28, 11:18 am (Bucharest)
Mar 28, 08:18 GMT
2.5

7.8 km
32 km (20 mi) to the NW Romania, 12 km southwest of Comanesti, Bacau Info
Mar 28, 10:07 am (Bucharest)
Mar 28, 08:07 GMT
1.6

4 km
34 km (21 mi) to the NW Romania: Moldova. Bacau Info
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 24, 05:33 am (Bucharest)
Mar 24, 03:33 GMT
1.2

21 km
13 km (8.1 mi) to the SW Romania, 49 km west of Râmnicu Sărat, Buzau Info
Mar 24, 04:33 am (Bucharest)
Mar 24, 01:33 GMT
2.6

147 km
11 km (6.8 mi) to the SW Romania, 60 km northwest of Buzau, Buzau Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 23, 11:01 am (Bucharest)
Mar 23, 09:01 GMT
2.4

5.5 km
28 km (17 mi) to the NW Romania, 20 km southwest of Comanesti, Bacau Info
Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 22, 07:12 pm (Bucharest)
Mar 22, 17:12 GMT
1.1

23 km
9 km (5.6 mi) to the SW Romania, 47 km northwest of Buzau, Buzau Info
Thursday, March 21, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 21, 09:57 pm (Bucharest)
Mar 21, 19:57 GMT
2.4

80 km
Romania, 40 km west of Focsani, Vrancea Info
Mar 21, 05:20 am (Bucharest)
Mar 21, 03:20 GMT
0.9

7 km
19 km (12 mi) to the E Romania, 21 km northwest of Galati, Galati Info
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 20, 06:07 pm (Bucharest)
Mar 20, 16:07 GMT
1.4

19 km
Romania, 16 km north of Focsani, Vrancea Info
Mar 20, 03:46 pm (Bucharest)
Mar 20, 13:46 GMT
1.7

18 km
6 km (3.7 mi) to the E Romania, 37 km west of Galati, Galati Info
Saturday, March 16, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 16, 06:46 pm (Bucharest)
Mar 16, 16:46 GMT
1.4

23 km
14 km (8.7 mi) to the NE Romania, 6.9 km northeast of Tecuci, Galati Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.9 x 1011 joules (53.3 megawatt hours, equivalent to 45.9 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 228 quakes on average per year in or near Vrancea, Romania:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.4 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.58 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.7 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 9.1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 90 quakes per year (or 7.5 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 187 quakes per year (or 15.6 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 221 quakes per year (or 18.4 quakes per month)
Vrancea has a high level of seismic activity. Vrancea has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.

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