M 4.7 in Romania on 06 Jun 2023 17:26 UTC

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5.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Romania and neighbouring countries

2023-06-08T11:57+0200euronews-en (en)

According to officials, there was some damage to infrastructure but no casualties so far. An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale hit western Romania on Wednesday afternoon. Locals said it only lasted about ten seconds but caused some structural damage. No casualties have been reported.

Earthquake in Bulgaria with a Magnitude above 4.5

2023-06-08T02:15+0200europesun (en)

There was an earthquake inBulgariaaround 3:30 p.m. today. According to the European Seismological Center, the earthquake had a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter scale. The epicenter is 17 km southeast of Plovdiv, 3 km from Asenovgrad and 146 km from the capital, according tofrom theEuro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

New quake in Romania. Why earthquakes occur in western Romania?

2023-06-07T12:45+0200romaniajournal (en)

The specialists of the National Institute for Earth Physics explained, on Wednesday, in a press conference, what are the causes of the earthquakes in western Romania . After the strong earthquake of 5.2, also felt in neighboring countries, there were 13 aftershocks, stated the director of the INFP, Constantin Ionescu.

5.2 Magnitude Quake Damages Buildings in Romania

2023-06-07T11:04+0200BulgariaTelegraph-en (en)

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale was registered on Tuesday evening in Romania , as it had 7 intensity on the Mercalli scale at its epicentre and was felt with an intensity of 6 in the Arad Area, the Romanian National Institute for Earth Physics Director, Constantin Ionescu, said on Wednesday.

There was an earthquake of medium intensity near the Hungarian border, and it could be felt in our country as well

2023-06-07T00:48+0200hungary-postsen (en)

The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.3 and occurred close to the surface, at a depth of 6.4 kilometers. It happened at 20:26 local time, 24 kilometers from Arad, 50 kilometers from Timisoara, 74 kilometers from Békéscsaba, and 93 kilometers from Resicabánya. Two weeks ago, a 4.

The ground shook in several parts of Hungary

2023-06-07T00:48+0200hungary-postsen (en)

We are updating our article. On June 6, 2023, at 19:26 local time, according to initial estimates, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 occurred in Romania , 12 km from Arad, the ELKH FI Kövesligethy Radó Seismological Observatory announced on its Facebook page.

There was an earthquake in Arad County, and it was also felt in Hungary

2023-06-07T00:48+0200hungary-postsen (en)

MTI-Népsva; Hungary; earthquake; Romania ; Arad; 2023-06-06 22:26:00 The experts detected the earthquake at 19:26 Hungarian time. There was a moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on Tuesday evening in the western part of Romania, in the county of Arad near the Hungarian border, the Romanian National Geological Institute (INFP) announced.

Index – Interior – The earth shook in several parts of Hungary on Tuesday evening

2023-06-07T00:48+0200hungary-postsen (en)

“Our observatory received reports from Békéscsaba, Gyula, Kisdombegyház, Szeged, Kecskemét, and Budapest, presumably felt very widely by the population. No reports of damage have been received so far,” they wrote. On Tuesday evening, the earth shook for long seconds in Transylvania.

Just in: Magnitude 5 earthquake felt in several Hungarian cities

2023-06-06T23:26+0200dailynewshungary (en)

On 6 June 2023, at 7:26 PM local time, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 was first estimated to have occurred in Romania , 16 km from Arad, according to the official Facebook page of the ELKH FI Kövesligethy Radó Seismological Observatory. As they wrote in the post, they received reports from....

Terremoto in Romania, forte scossa di magnitudo 5.2. Avvertita anche in Serbia e Ungheria

2023-06-06T22:30+0200zazoom-it (it)

(Di martedì 6 giugno 2023) Una forte scossa di Terremoto di magnitudo 5.2 si è registrata nel tardo pomeriggio nell'ovest della Romania . Nel darne notizia, i media serbi riferiscono che l'epicentro del sisma, avvenuto poco ...

Terremoto in Romania, forte scossa di magnitudo 5.2. Avvertita anche in Serbia e Ungheria

2023-06-06T21:33+0200leggo (it)

L'epicentro del sisma, avvenuto poco dopo le 19, è stato localizzato a 30 km circa a sudest di Arad. Una forte di terremoto di magnitudo 5.2 si è registrata nel tardo pomeriggio nell'ovest della Romania . Nel darne notizia, i media serbi riferiscono che l'epicentro del sisma, avvenuto poco dopo le....

LIVE ROMANIA 9 min Forte terremoto in Romania

2023-06-06T21:00+0200tio (it)

BUCAREST - Una forte scossa di terremoto di magnitudo 5.2 si è registrata nel tardo pomeriggio nell'ovest della Romania . Nel darne notizia, i media serbi riferiscono che l'epicentro del sisma, avvenuto poco dopo le 19.00, è stato localizzato a 30 km circa a sudest di Arad, città non lontana dalle frontiere con Serbia e Ungheria.

Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake 37 km northwest of Deva, Romania

2023-06-06T20:10+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred in the evening on Tuesday, June 6th, 2023, at 8:26 pm local time near Deva, Municipiul Deva, Hunedoara, Romania , as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10 km.

Forte terremoto in Romania: epicentro vicino al confine con l’Ungheria

2023-06-06T19:56+0200meteoweb (it)

Forte terremoto in Romania . Alle 19:26 di oggi, è avvenuto un sisma di magnitudo 5 con epicentro a 11km da Arad, nel nord-ovest del Paese, vicino al confine con l’Ungheria. Il terremoto è avvenuto ad una profondità di 15km, secondo i dati del Centro sismologico euromediterraneo. Non si hanno al momento notizie di danni a cose o persone.

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