List of earthquakes in Romania

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1802 Vrancea earthquake

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1977 Vrancea earthquake 1,578 killed

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This is a list of earthquakes in Romania, including any notable historical earthquakes that have epicenters within the current boundaries of Romania, or which caused significant effects in this area.

Seismic hazard

The seismicity of Romania is clustered in several epicentral zones: Vrancea, Făgăraș-Câmpulung, Banat, Crișana, Maramureș, and Southern Dobrogea.{{cite book |last1=Lungu |first1=D. |last2=Aldea |first2=A. |last3=Arion |first3=C. |title=Harmonization of Seismic Hazard in Vrancea Zone |chapter=Romania's Seismicity and Seismic Hazard: From Historical Records to Design Codes |series=NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security |date=2008 |publisher=Springer |pages=1–16 |isbn=978-1-4020-9242-8|doi=10.1007/978-1-4020-9242-8_1 }}{{citation|last1=Sokolov|first1=Vladimir Yu|last2=Wenzel|first2=Friedemann|last3=Mohindra|first3=Rakesh|doi=10.1016/j.soildyn.2008.04.004|title=Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for Romania and sensitivity analysis: A case of joint consideration of intermediate-depth (Vrancea) and shallow (crustal) seismicity|journal=Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering|volume=29|issue=2|pages=364–381|year=2009|bibcode=2009SDEE...29..364S }} Other epicentral zones of local importance can be found in Transylvania, in the area of Jibou and Târnava River, in the northern and western part of Oltenia, in northern Moldova, and the Wallachian Plain.Ardeleanu, L. et al. (2005) "Probabilistic seismic hazard map for Romania as a basis for a new building code". Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 5, 679–684 The Vrancea seismogenic zone is the most important among these seismic zones, having in mind the energy, the extent of the macroseismic effects, and the persistent and confined character of the earthquakes that occur in this area. The Vrancea area is responsible for over 90% of all earthquakes in Romania, releasing over 95% of the seismic energy.{{cite web |url=http://www.agerpres.ro/infografice/2013/10/09/zona-vrancea-este-responsabil--de-peste-90--din-totalul-cutremurelor-produse--n-rom-nia |title=Zona Vrancea este responsabilă de peste 90% din totalul cutremurelor produse în România |work=Agerpres |date=9 October 2013 |language=Romanian}} Two belts of moderate and shallower seismicity are emphasized in the other regions of the country: one along the Southern Carpathians and the eastern edge of the Pannonian Basin, the other along the Eastern Carpathians that extends towards SE on the PeceneagaCamena line.Oncescu, M., Marza, V. I., Rizescu, M., and Popa, M. (1999). The Romanian earthquake catalogue between 984–1997, Vrancea Earthquakes: Tectonics, Hazard and Risk Mitigation (edited by F. Wenzel et al.), 43–47Atanasiu I., 1961. Earthquakes in Romania. Academia R.P.R., Bucharest, 194pp. (in Romanian)Radulian, M., Mândrescu, N., Panza, G.F., Popescu, E., Utale, A. (2000), Characterization of Seismogenic Zones of Romania, Pure appl. geophys. 157, 57–77

During the last 1,000 years, according to historical data, it is thought that 17 earthquakes of 7 and over magnitude have occurred, which suggests a means for unleashing the energy every 58 years. Statistically, the magnitude 6 and over earthquakes in the Vrancea area occur approximately every 10 years, with magnitude 7 every 33 years, while those with 7.5 magnitudes every 80 years.[http://www.geo.mtu.edu/rs4hazards/links/Social-KateG/Attachments%20Used/RomaniaRiskPerception.pdf "Earthquake Risk Perception in Bucharest, Romania"], Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences

Earthquakes

Earthquakes listed in the following tables include only M6.0+ events or earthquakes with significant material damage or casualties. All seismic events are shown in detail in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140305052642/http://www.infp.ro/catalog-seismic/evenimente?page=1 ROMPLUS catalog] of the National Institute for Earth Physics. It collected information from the catalog of Constantinescu and Mîrza (1980) for the period 984–1997. After 1997, the catalog was permanently filled and updated with data on seismic events produced in Romania and around national borders.

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DateEpicenter{{M|mag}}IntensityDeathsDamage
10 July 455It destroyed several towns and villages in Transylvania.{{cite book |last=Ștefănescu |first=Gr. |date=1901 |title=Cutremurele de pămînt în România în timp de 1391 de anǐ: de la anul 455 până la 1846 |url=https://archive.org/details/cutremureledepm00stefgoog |language=Romanian |location=Bucharest |publisher=Carol Göbl Institute of Graphic Arts}}
543?–545?{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Dionysopolis, Dobrich Province7.5Large tsunami on the Dobrujan shore of the Black Sea. The Roman fortress of Capidava, Constanța County, is destroyed.{{cite book |last=Florescu |first=Florea Bobu |date=1965 |title=Das Siegesdenkmal von Adamklissi, Tropaeum Traiani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TLOenQEACAAJ|publisher=Romanian People's Republic Academy |location=Bucharest |language=German}}
August 815Strong earthquakes, for five days, from the Balkans to the Carpathians, resulting in severe damage.
6 July 1092Catastrophic earthquakes lasting eight days causes huge losses in the Tisza area, also affecting Sătmar.{{cite web |url=http://www.buletindecarei.ro/2011/03/suntem-pregatiti-pentru-a-detecta-un-seism.html |title=Suntem pregătiți pentru a detecta un seism? |work=Buletin de Carei |date=27 March 2011 |language=Romanian}}
25 January 1348Large earthquake in the Danube basin. 40 shocks in one day, strongly felt in Hungary, Italy, southern Germany, etc.
5 June 1443Pannonian PlainParts of the Royal Palace, walls of the Citadel of Angevins and many other buildings in Temesvár collapse.{{cite book |last=Florinesco |first=A. |date=1958 |title=Catalogue des tremblements de terre ressentis sul le territoire de la R.P.R. |publisher=Romanian People's Republic Academy |location=Bucharest |language=French}} The St. Ladislau Cathedral in Várad is destroyed.{{cite web |last=Oros |first=Eugen |date=22 February 2012 |title=Seismicitatea, seismotectonica și hazardul seismic din zona Timișoara |url=http://www.agir.ro/buletine/1559.pdf |work=General Association of Engineers in Romania |language=Romanian}}
29 August 14717.1VIII–IXThe church of Neamț Monastery and the Neboisei Tower of Suceava Fortress are severely damaged.{{cite book |last1=Rogozea |first1=M. |last2=Radulian |first2=M. |last3=Marmureanu |first3=Gh. |last4=Mandrescu |first4=N. |last5=Paulescu |first5=D. |date=11 June 2012 |title=Large and moderate historical earthquakes of 15th and 16th centuries in Romania reconsidered |url=http://www.rrp.infim.ro/2013_65_2/art21Rogozea.pdf |publisher=National Institute for Earth Physics |volume=65 |pages=545–562}} In Brașov, a part of Mount Tâmpa slips over the city, and the citadel of Radu cel Frumos in Bucharest is reported in ruins.
24 November 1516Vrancea CountySeveral houses destroyed and significant damage to surrounding wall of Brassó. Also felt in Suceava.
19 November 1523Mediaș, Sibiu County4.7VIILight damage reported in Meggyes. The pillars of Evangelical Church in Sebeș collapse.{{cite book |last=Nussbächer |first=N. |date=1987 |title=Din cronici și hrisoave. Contribuții la istoria Transilvaniei. Din cronica cutremurelor în Țara Bârsei (secolele XV–XX) |publisher=Kriterion |pages=231–233 |language=Romanian}} Album Oltardianum indicates 20 houses collapsed in Sibiu, while the Chronicle of Hutter reports many deaths among old population.{{cite book |last1=Cornelius |first1=Radu |last2=Toro |first2=Edith |date=5 October 1996 |title=Two strong historical earthquakes in Transylvania (Romania): November 19, 1523 and October 3, 1880 |url=http://www.earth-prints.org/bitstream/2122/1727/1/15%20radu.pdf |publisher=Annals of Geophysics |pages=1069–1070 |volume=XXXIX }}
26 October 15506.5VII–XLarge earthquake in southern Transylvania.
10 August 15906.5VII–XLarge earthquake in southeastern Transylvania, with disastrous effects in Brașov, Râșnov, Sibiu and Mediaș.
5 May 1603The strongest earthquake ever recorded inside the Carpathian arch. Also felt in Košice, Slovakia.
8 November 1620Vrancea County6.9VIII–IX
9 August 1679Vrancea County6.7VIII
18 August 1681Vrancea County7.1VIIIThe earthquake damages a dungeon in Suceava Fortress, in Moldavia.
11 June 1738Vrancea County7.7IX–X{{Main|1738 Vrancea earthquake}} Four mosques collapse in Nicopolis, the fortress of Niš, on the Serbian side of the Danube, reports significant damage. 11 monasteries, 15 houses, 15 towers and a church steeple collapse in Iași, while the walls and tower of the Prince's Court in Bucharest are destroyed.{{cite web |url=http://www.antena3.ro/romania/scurt-istoric-al-cutremurelor-majore-produse-in-romania-video-70135.html |title=Scurt istoric al cutremurelor majore produse în România |work=Antena 3 |date=26 April 2009 |language=Romanian}}{{cite web |url=http://adevarul.ro/news/bucuresti/poveSti-bucureSti-blestemele-dumnezeu-capitalei-istoria-cutremurelor-i-au-ingrozit-bucuresteni-s-a-refacut-orasul-videofoto-1_50bded167c42d5a663d0316c/index.html |title=Blestemele lui Dumnezeu asupra Capitalei: istoria cutremurelor care i-au îngrozit pe bucureșteni. Cum s-a refăcut orașul! |work=Adevărul |last=Ursu |first=Ramona |date=4 March 2012 |language=Romanian}}
26 October 1802Vrancea County7.9–8.2IX4{{Main|1802 Vrancea earthquake}} Chronicles and records of the Orthodox Church indicate extensive damage to churches and tall buildings in Bucharest. This is the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Romania, known by contemporary documents as "great earthquake of Good Friday". Felt on an area of 2 million km2. Despite its intensity, only four people were killed.
1 July 1829Ier Valley, Szatmár CountySignificant damage in Carei and Satu Mare.
26 November 1829Vrancea County7.3{{cite web |url=http://adevarul.ro/locale/focsani/foto-video-cele-mai-puternice-cutremure-zguduit-romania-1_527cf80ec7b855ff56d146a0/index.html |title=Istorie "zguduitoare": cele mai puternice cutremure care au înspăimântat România |work=Adevărul |last=Borcea |first=Ștefan |date=8 November 2013 |language=Romanian}}VIII–IXThe earthquake occurs on Thursday morning, at 4 o'clock, causing great panic among population. In Bucharest, 150 stone houses are destroyed or severely damaged.{{cite web |url=http://adevarul.ro/locale/focsani/cutremurele-200-ani-limba-martorilor-atunci-pamantul-alocurea-s-au-despicat-esit-apa-miros-iarba-pusca-pucioasa-1_53284a6e0d133766a8028d16/index.html |title=Cutremurele de acum 200 de ani, pe limba martorilor evenimentelor. "Pământul pe alocurea s-au despicat și au eșit apă cu miros de iarbă de pușcă și de pucioasă" |work=Adevărul |last=Borcea |first=Ștefan |date=18 March 2014 |language=Romanian}} Felt over a very large area from Tisza to Bug and from Mureș to the Danube.{{cite book |url=http://www.geodin.ro/RRG/revue2008-2008/Art.%209.pdf |title=Romanian seismology – Historical, scientific and human landmarks |publisher=Rev. Roum. Géophysique |last=Rădulescu |first=Florin |volume=52–53 |pages=101–121 |date=2008–2009 |location=Bucharest}}
23 January 1838Vrancea County7.5IX{{cite web |last=Georgescu |first=Emil-Sever |date=1–6 August 2004 |title=Forensic engineering studies on historical earthquakes in Romania |url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/nicee/wcee/article/13_2444.pdf |work=13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering |location=Vancouver}}73{{Main|1838 Vrancea earthquake}} 73 deaths were recorded across the country, of which eight only in Bucharest.{{cite book |url=http://eost.u-strasbg.fr/jv/geoarchive/PerreyRegions/Perrey_Danube.pdf |title=Mémoire sur les tremblements de terre dans le bassin du Danube |publisher=Annales des sciences Phys. et Natur. |last=Perrey |first=A. |location=Lyon |date=1846 |language=French}} In Wallachia, 217 churches collapsed or were severely damaged. A massive landslide barred the Bicaz River, forming the Red Lake.{{cite book |url=http://www.rrp.infim.ro/2014_66_2/A21.pdf |title=Reevaluation of the macroseismic effects of the 23 January 1838 Vrancea earthquake |work=Romanian Reports in Physics |volume=66 |pages=520–538 |date=2014 |last1=Rogozea |first1=M. |last2=Marmureanu |first2=Gh. |last3=Radulian |first3=M. |last4=Toma |first4=D. |bibcode=2012EGUGA..14.8015R |access-date=3 February 2015 |archive-date=18 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118193853/http://www.rrp.infim.ro/2014_66_2/A21.pdf |url-status=dead }}
13 November 1868Vrancea County6.4VII–VIII
10 October 1879Moldova Nouă, Caraș-Severin County5.3VIIIThe earthquake was followed by three aftershocks with magnitude over 4.1.{{cite web |last1=Stegărescu |first1=Gabriela |date=23 December 2012 |title=Când a fost cel mai mare cutremur în Banat? |url=http://www.timisoaraexpress.ro/documentar/cand-a-fost-cel-mai-mare-cutremur-in-banat-_1635 |work=Timișoara Express |language=Romanian}}
3 October 1880Mihai Viteazu, Cluj County5.3VIII
31 August 1894Vrancea County7.1VIIIOccurred at 2:20 p.m. Underground noises reported in Panciu, Adjud and Focșani.
31 March 1901{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Shabla, Dobrich Province7.2X{{Main|1901 Black Sea earthquake}} A 4 m high tsunami devastates localities on the shore of the Black Sea. Large landslides reported in Dobrich Province. Light damage to buildings in Bucharest.{{cite journal |last1=Papadopoulos |first1=G. A. |last2=Diakogianni |first2=G. |last3=Fokaefs |first3=A. |last4=Ranguelov |first4=B. |date=25 March 2011 |title=Tsunami hazard in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea: a new tsunami catalogue |url=http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/11/945/2011/nhess-11-945-2011.pdf |journal=Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences|volume=11 |issue=3 |pages=945 |bibcode=2011NHESS..11..945P |doi=10.5194/nhess-11-945-2011 |doi-access=free }}
6 February 1904Vrancea County6.6VI
6 October 1908Vrancea County7.1VIIIThe earthquake had three explosive moments at an interval of three minutes. The last phase generated "frightening jolts" and "formidable underground rumble". It damaged old houses in Bucharest, eastern Wallachia and southern Moldavia.{{cite web |url=http://www.max-media.ro/istoria-cutremurelor-din-vrancea-si-efectele-din-judetul-prahova.html |title=Istoria cutremurelor din Vrancea și efectele din județul Prahova |work=Max-Media.ro |date=21 November 2013 |language=Romanian |access-date=11 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715021026/http://www.max-media.ro/istoria-cutremurelor-din-vrancea-si-efectele-din-judetul-prahova.html |archive-date=15 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}
25 May 1912Vrancea County6.7VII
29 March 1934Vrancea County6.6VII
10 November 1940Vrancea County7.7IX{{cite book |last1=Constantinescu |first1=L. |last2=Marza |first2=V. I. |date=1980 |title=A computer-compiled and computer-oriented cataloque of Romania's earthquakes during a millenium (984–1979) |publisher=Rev. Roum. Geologie, Geophysique et Geographie |pages=193–234}}1,000{{Main|1940 Vrancea earthquake}} This was the strongest earthquake recorded in the 20th century in Romania. Its effects were devastating in central and southern Moldavia, but also in Wallachia. The death toll was estimated at 1,000, with an additional figure of 4,000 wounded, mostly in Moldavia.{{cite book |first1=Georgescu |last1=E. S. |first2=Pomonis |last2=A. |title=Human casualties due to the Vrancea, Romania earthquakes of 1940 and 1977: learning from past to prepare for future events |publisher=Mizunami International Symposium on Earthquake Casualties and Health Consequences |date=15–16 November 2010 |location=Mizunami}} The earthquake was felt in Bucharest, where there were about 300 deaths, mostly from the collapse of Carlton Bloc.{{cite web |url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/nicee/wcee/article/14_S29-002.PDF |title=Behavior of dwellings during strong earthquakes in Romania |work=The 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering |date=12–17 October 2008 |location=Beijing |last1=Vlad |first1=I. |last2=Vlad |first2=M.}}
7 September 1945Vrancea County6.8VII–VIII
9 December 1945Vrancea County6.5VII
4 March 1977Vrancea County7.4VII–IX1,578{{Main|1977 Vrancea earthquake}} 1,578 dead and 11,221 injured in Romania.{{cite web |url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/nicee/wcee/article/14_10-0013.PDF |title=The Romanian earthquake of March 4, 1977, revisited: new insights into its territorial, economic and social impacts and their bearing on the preparedness for the future |work=The 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering |location=Beijing |date=12–17 October 2008 |last1=Georgescu |first1=Emil-Sever |last2=Pomonis |first2=Antonios}} 120 dead and 165 injured in Bulgaria. Two dead in Moldova. Felt from Rome to Moscow and from Turkey to Finland.{{cite web |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1977.php |title=Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1977 |publisher=United States Geological Survey |date=14 January 2005}} A World Bank report indicates damage worth US$2.048 billion.{{cite book |url=https://www.eeri.org/lfe/pdf/Romania_Vrancea_PrelimReport_May77.pdf |title=Preliminary report of the March 4, 1977, Romania earthquake |publisher=Earthquake Engineering Research Institute |volume=11 |last1=Leeds |first1=David J. |date=May 1977}}
30 August 1986Vrancea County7.1VIII150{{Main|1986 Vrancea earthquake}} Officially, two dead and 558 injured.{{cite web |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1986.php |title=Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1986 |publisher=United States Geological Survey}} In Chișinău, four apartment buildings collapsed, resulting in at least 100 casualties. In Bucharest, 50 workers were killed in the basement of a building, crushed by piles of rubble. The information was never confirmed. Over 50,000 houses were damaged.{{cite book |url=http://seismo.berkeley.edu/~barbara/REPRINTS/romania-pageoph90.pdf |title=The Romanian Earthquake of August 30, 1986: A Study Based on GEOSCOPE Very Long-Period and Broadband Data |last1=Monfret |first1=Tony |last2=Deschamps |first2=Anne |last3=Romanowicz |first3=Barbara |publisher=Pure and Applied Geophysics |volume=133 |date=April 1990 |location=Basel |pages=367–379}}
30 May 1990Vrancea County6.9VIII14{{Main|1990 Vrancea earthquakes}} 14 dead and 362 injured.{{cite web |url=http://jurnalul.ro/special-jurnalul/radiojurnalul-zilei-31-mai-1990-545165.html |title=Radiojurnalul Zilei – 31 mai 1990 |work=Jurnalul Național |last=Stoicu |first=Andrei |date=31 May 1990 |language=Romanian |access-date=3 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203083835/http://jurnalul.ro/special-jurnalul/radiojurnalul-zilei-31-mai-1990-545165.html |archive-date=3 February 2015 |url-status=dead }} Severe damage reported on large areas in Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria. Munich Re indicates economic losses of US$30 million.{{cite web |url=http://gemecd.org/event/171 |title=Vrancea area |work=GEMECD |access-date=3 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203100802/http://gemecd.org/event/171 |archive-date=3 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}
31 May 1990Vrancea County6.4VII{{Main|1990 Vrancea earthquakes}} This was the strongest aftershock of the 30 May mainshock.
12 July 1991Banloc, Timiș County5.7VIII25,000 rural buildings and a monumental church of German architecture are damaged.{{cite web |url=http://www.roeduseis.ro/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Poster_9_Timisoara-si-seismele-banatene.pdf |title=Timișoara și seismele bănățene |last1=Georgescu |first1=Emil-Sever |last2=Dobre |first2=Daniela |last3=Dragomir |first3=Claudiu-Sorin |last4=Borcia |first4=Ioan Sorin |work=Roeduseis |language=Romanian}} 2 dead, 30 injured, hundreds to thousands displaced due to severe damage to buildings.{{cite web |url=http://adevarul.ro/locale/timisoara/cum-trait-cei-banloc-mai-mare-cutremur-istoria-banatului-a-urlat-pamantul-zis-vine-sfarsitul-lumii-1_50ad94f27c42d5a66397a9bb/index.html |title=Cum au trăit cei din Banloc cel mai mare cutremur din istoria Banatului: "A urlat pământul, am zis că vine sfârșitul lumii" |work=Adevărul |date=16 March 2011 |language=ro}}
2 December 1991Voiteg, Timiș County5.6VIIISome injured, serious damage in Voiteg (5,000 houses), 4,500 displaced.
24 May 2002Caraș-Severin County4.7VFive people were injured and some houses slightly damaged.{{cite web |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000b4ww/executive |title=M 4.7 – 2 km ESE of Pojejena, Romania |publisher=United States Geological Survey }}
27 October 2004Năruja, Vrancea County6.0Old buildings were slightly damaged. Blackouts were reported in epicentral area.{{cite web |url=http://www.ziuaconstanta.ro/stiri/actualitate/minunea-de-la-constanta-27-octombrie-2004-cel-mai-mare-cutremur-al-ultimilor-zece-ani-din-romania-517800.html |title=27 octombrie 2004 – Cel mai mare cutremur al ultimilor zece ani din România |work=Ziua de Constanța |last=Baciu |first=Nicoleta |date=27 October 2014 |language=Romanian}}
22 November 2014Panciu, Vrancea County5.7V{{Main|2014 Vrancea earthquake}} Cracks in walls and roads were reported in Galați and Tulcea.{{cite web |url=http://www.gandul.info/stiri/retele-de-telefonie-si-curent-picate-sosele-crapate-mobila-distrusa-in-apartamente-efectele-cutremurului-de-5-7-grade-de-sambata-seara-13622367 |title=Rețele de telefonie și curent picate, șosele crăpate, mobilă distrusă în apartamente – efectele cutremurului de 5,7 grade de sâmbătă seară |work=Gândul |date=23 November 2014 |language=Romanian}} Telephone network and power supply were disrupted in epicentral area. One man was injured in Tulcea. Eight people were injured in Galați{{cite web |url=http://www.monitoruldegalati.ro/evenimente/31040-panica-dupa-cutremur.html |title=Panică după cutremur |work=Monitorul de Galați |last=Romaniță |first=Maria |date=23 November 2014 |language=Romanian |access-date=24 November 2014 |archive-date=4 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204051325/http://www.monitoruldegalati.ro/evenimente/31040-panica-dupa-cutremur.html |url-status=dead }} and five hypertensive people in Brăila needed medical care because of panic attacks.{{cite web |url=http://www.obiectivbr.ro/fara-pagube-materiale-dar-cu-multa-panica_id99255 |title=Fără pagube materiale, dar cu multă panică |work=Obiectiv Vocea Brăilei |last=Coman |first=Florentin |date=24 November 2014 |language=Romanian |access-date=24 November 2014 |archive-date=27 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127012413/http://www.obiectivbr.ro/fara-pagube-materiale-dar-cu-multa-panica_id99255 |url-status=dead }}
24 September 2016Vrancea County5.3VIIn Iași, a young man jumped out a window, suffering a fracture, and an old woman hurt herself in her house, while 12 people suffered panic attacks.{{cite web |url=http://www.ziare.com/stiri/cutremur/cutremur-de-5-6-grade-in-romania-1437446 |title=Cutremur puternic în România – s-a resimțit în București, Iași, Craiova |website=Ziare.com |language=Romanian |date=24 September 2016}}
28 October 2018Vrancea County5.8VIIn Bucharest, an old house was slightly damaged.{{cite web |url=https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/cutremur-de-57-pe-scara-richter-in-romania-1021745 |title=Cutremur de 5,8 în România. Cel mai puternic seism din țară, din ultimii 14 ani, urmat de o replică |website=Digi24 |language=Romanian |date=28 October 2018}} The Bucharest–Ilfov Ambulance Service registered 25 calls for panic attacks. Power supply was briefly disrupted in Întorsura Buzăului, close to the epicenter.{{cite web |url=https://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/actualitate/cutremur-cu-magnitudinea-5-6-resimtit-si-in-bucuresti.html |title=Cutremur de 5,8 în România, duminică. Seismul, resimțit în mai multe zone. Nu sunt înregistrate pagube și victime |website=Știrile Pro TV |language=Romanian |date=28 October 2018}}
31 January 2020Vrancea County5.2VIt happened at 03:26.{{cite news|url=https://www.romania-insider.com/earthquake-romania-january-2020|title=5.2-magnitude earthquake in Romania felt in Bucharest|newspaper=Romania Insider|date=31 January 2020}}
3 November 2022

|Vrancea County

|5.4

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13 February 2023{{cite web |title=M 5.0 – 0 km S of Dobrița, Romania |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?currentFeatureId=us6000jnl6&extent=44.56601,22.23495&extent=45.42737,24.43222&listOnlyShown=true |publisher=United States Geological Survey |access-date=14 February 2023}}

|Gorj County

|5.0

|VII

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|A foreshock of the 14 February Gorj earthquake.

14 February 2023{{cite web |title=M 5.5 – 2 km NW of Leleşti, Romania |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jnqz/ |publisher=United States Geological Survey |access-date=14 February 2023}}

|Gorj County

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|22 localities affected in five counties – Gorj, Dolj, Hunedoara, Mehedinți and Vâlcea. Four people in Gorj injured by detached construction elements. 48 buildings slightly damaged in Târgu Jiu, close to the epicenter.{{cite web |url=https://www.euronews.ro/articole/dsu-22-de-localitati-din-cinci-judete-afectate-de-cutremurul-care-a-avut-loc-in-o |title=DSU: 22 de localităţi din cinci judeţe, afectate de cutremurul de marți din Gorj |work=Euronews România |date=15 February 2023}}

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Gallery

File:Turnul Colţei, 1841.jpg|Turnul Colței heavily damaged by the 1802 Vrancea earthquake

File:Iosif Berman - Marele cutremur din anul 1940.jpg|Rescue operations at Carlton Bloc after the 1940 Vrancea earthquake

File:1977 Biserica Ienei foto 5.jpg|Enei Church was nearly destroyed during the 1977 Vrancea earthquake.

File:1977 Vrancea earthquake.jpg|USGS ShakeMap for the 1977 event.

File:1990 RO quake.jpg|USGS ShakeMap for the 1990 event.

File:2004 Vrancea earthquake shakemap.jpg|USGS ShakeMap for the 2004 event.

See also

References

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