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

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1377344
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 5.663 Km
Lat/Lon: 46.0827 , 21.3963
Event Date: 06 Jun 2023 17:26 UTC
06 Jun 2023 20:26 Local
Exposed Population:
3 thousand in MMI VI
Inserted at: 06 Jun 2023 18:17 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000k6nx Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 29 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

5.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Romania and neighbouring countries2023-06-08T11:57+0200.

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 b
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Earthquake in Bulgaria with a Magnitude above 4.52023-06-08T02:15+0200.

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
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New quake in Romania. Why earthquakes occur in western Romania?2023-06-07T12:45+0200.

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, t
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5.2 Magnitude Quake Damages Buildings in Romania2023-06-07T11:04+0200.

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 Institut
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),