Earthquake today in Romania, where a 5.8 magnitude shock was recently registered: felt in Bucharest and the Balkans.
Today at 2:16 p.m. Italian time, 1:16 p.m. local time, a strong earthquake was registered Romania. The magnitude, also confirmed by Ingv, was 5.8 at a depth of 10 km. Fear among the population: The earthquake was felt in Bucharest and the Balkans. Reports on social media reach as far as Belgrade.
The epicenter was reported 56 km northeast of Drobeta Turnu SeverinTo Tirgu Jiu, Capital of Gorj district, not far from the border with Serbia, said the EMSC, the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center. There are currently no reports of property damage or personal injury, nor is it known whether the earthquake was also felt in Italy.
One second aftershocks It occurred at 3:29 p.m. local time and had a magnitude of 3.5 at a depth of 5 kilometers.
Earthquake in Siena, magnitude 3.5: felt as far as Florence
This is the second strong earthquake recorded in the country in less than 24 hours. Already at 15:58 on Monday 13 February (16:58 Italian time) a 5.2 magnitude earthquake located in the west of the country and can also be felt in neighboring countries such as Hungary, Serbia and Bulgaria. In detail, the epicenter was always recorded nearby Targu Jiu.
After that there was another one, less strong (3 degrees). The tremors in question were also recorded faintly by Italian seismographs. After these, however, another one was added Friuli Venezia Giulia and especially in the area Trieste.