Earthquake of 3.9 in Vrancea, felt in several cities across the country

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 occurred on Sunday at 17:16 in Vrancea County, according to the National Institute for Earth Physics Research and Development (INCDFP).

The earthquake took place at a depth of 140 km, being felt near the cities of Focșani (52 km west), Sfântu-Gheorghe (58 km east), Buzău (67 km north), Brașov (70 km east), Ploiești (93 km northeast) and Bacău (99 km south). This is the second significant earthquake this year, after the one of magnitude 4.5 on February 26, also in Vrancea. Last year, the largest recorded earthquakes were 4.4 on the Richter scale, in Buzău and Vrancea. In 2024, the strongest earthquake had a magnitude of 5.4, in Buzău, on September 16.