A magnitude 5.8 earthquake, as reported by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, was recorded in today Romania. The shock, which was felt at 2:16 p.m. Italian time, had its epicenter in an area not far from the city Targu Mures, about 300 kilometers from Bucharest. At the moment there are no reports of serious damage to people or property.
This is the second shock of this magnitude to hit the country in the last 24 hours. A magnitude 5.2 earthquake was also reported in the county on Monday Gorj at a depth of 13.2 kilometers. Both tremors were followed by aftershocks with magnitudes greater than 3.