2014 Vrancea earthquake explained

2014 Vrancea earthquake
Local-Date:	22 November 2014
Local-Time:	21:14
Timestamp:	2014-11-22 19:14:17
Duration:	30 seconds
Magnitude:	5.7
Depth:	39km (24miles)
Location:	45.87°N 27.18°W
Affected:	Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, and Bulgaria
Damages:	damaged roads and buildings
Aftershocks:	8 across 2.5 Mw
Isc-Event:	611079159
Anss-Url:	usb000sz38
Casualties:	1 injury in Tulcea 8 injuries in Galați 5 hospitalized in Brăila

The 2014 Vrancea earthquake struck Vrancea County on 22 November 2014 at, with a moment magnitude of 5.7.^[1] The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39 kilometers and lasted for thirty seconds. On the Mercalli scale the quake registered an intensity of VI (Strong).^{[2] [3] [4]}

The earthquake was felt in northern Bulgaria and the Moldovan city of Chișinău. Towns located near the epicenter include: Mărășești (6 kilometers), Tecuci (22 kilometers), Focșani (21 kilometers), Adjud (25 kilometers) and Onești (51 kilometers).^[1] Mircea Radulian, the leader of Institutul Național de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Fizica Pământului, reported that in Galați and Focșani, towns nearer the epicenter, moment magnitude measured over 6.0.^[5]

Damage

Shortly after the earthquake, Mobile Telephone network services were disrupted.^[6] The frontage of an old building in Tulcea was damaged, and a radiator installed in a sixth-floor apartment fell and injured the owner.^[7]

Four communes in Vrancea County lost electrical power.^[6] In Focșani, a portion of a roof collapsed,^[6] and a road cracked.^[8]

Residents of northern Galați County were affected by electrical outages and water shortages.^{[9] [10]}

Aftershocks

A list of aftershocks is included below.

Date	Hour	Depth	Latitude	Longitude	Magnitude
22 November 2014	19:14:17	39 km	45.87N	27.16E	5.7 Mw
22 November	20:24:47	34 km	45.86N	27.16E	2.8 Mw
22 November	20:30:56	36 km	45.85N	27.19E	3.1 Mw
23 November	01:14:39	34 km	45.88N	27.16E	2.5 Mw
23 November	02:21:05	34 km	45.85N	27.19E	2.5 Mw
23 November	04:01:58	31 km	45.82N	27.18E	2.6 Mw
23 November	10:16:14	29 km	45.81N	27.21E	2.7 Mw
24 November	15:06:08	109 km	45.46N	26.31E	2.9 Mw
25 November	01:52:25	32 km	45.85N	27.16E	3.2 Mw

Notes and References

1. Web site: CUTREMUR puternic în Vrancea, resimţit şi în București şi în alte oraşe. 22 November 2014.
2. http://www.cutremur.net/2014/11/cutremur-in-vrancea.html Cutremur moderat de 5,7 grade in Vrancea -www.cutremur.net
3. Web site: UPDATE Cutremur puternic, de magnitudine 5,7, resimtit si in Bucuresti. Cel mai mare seism din acest an. Cutremurul a avut mai multe replici. 2014-11-22.
4. Web site: Cutremur moderat de 5,7 grade in Vrancea. www.cutremur.net. 2016-12-27. 2016-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20161230021149/http://www.cutremur.net/2014/11/cutremur-in-vrancea.html. dead.
5. Web site: CUTREMUR PUTERNIC în VRANCEA. Acoperișuri CĂZUTE, locuințe FĂRĂ GAZE ȘI APĂ. 22 November 2014.
6. Web site: Cutremur de 5,7 grade in Romania – s-a simtit si la Bucuresti.
7. Web site: PANICĂ în România. CUTREMURUL a scos oamenii din case, a dărâmat PEREŢI şi RAFTURILE magazinelor VIDEO. 23 November 2014.
8. Web site: PANICĂ în România. CUTREMURUL a scos oamenii din case, a dărâmat PEREŢI şi RAFTURILE magazinelor - VIDEO - Vocea Transilvaniei . 2016-12-27 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304133918/http://www.voceatransilvaniei.ro/panica-romania-cutremurul-scos-oamenii-din-case-daramat-pereti-si-rafturile-magazinelor-video/ . dead .
9. Web site: "Asta da zgaltaiala" si "Se darama blocul cu noi". Reactiile oamenilor in timpul cutremurului de 5,7 grade din Vrancea.
10. Web site: Consecintele cutremurului din Romania: strazi crapate, cladiri afectate si multa panica (Galerie Foto).