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]
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| UTC time | 2014-11-22 19:14:17 |
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| ISC event | 611079159 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 22 November 2014 |
| Local time | 21:14 |
| 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 |
| Areas affected | Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, and Bulgaria |
| Total damage | damaged roads and buildings |
| Max. intensity | MMI VI (Strong) |
| Aftershocks | 8 across 2.5 Mw |
| Casualties | |
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
editShortly 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
editA 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
edit- ^ 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)".