2014 Vrancea earthquake

2014 Vrancea earthquake
2014 Vrancea earthquake is located in Romania
2014 Vrancea earthquake
UTC time2014-11-22 19:14:17
ISC event611079159
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date22 November 2014
Local time21:14
Duration30 seconds
Magnitude5.7 Mw
Depth39 kilometres (24 mi)
Epicenter45°52′N 27°11′E / 45.87°N 27.18°E / 45.87; 27.18
Areas affectedRomania, Moldova, Ukraine, and Bulgaria
Total damagedamaged roads and buildings
Max. intensityMMI VI (Strong)
Aftershocks8 across 2.5 Mw
Casualties

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)".