List of earthquakes in Romania

This is a list of earthquakes in Romania, including any notable historical earthquakes that have epicenters within the current boundaries of Romania, or which caused significant effects in this area.

Seismic hazard

The seismicity of Romania is clustered in several epicentral zones: Vrancea, Făgăraș-Câmpulung, Banat, Crișana, Maramureș, and Southern Dobrogea. Other epicentral zones of local importance can be found in Transylvania, in the area of Jibou and Târnava River, in the northern and western part of Oltenia, in northern Moldova, and the Wallachian Plain. The Vrancea seismogenic zone is the most important among these seismic zones, having in mind the energy, the extent of the macroseismic effects, and the persistent and confined character of the earthquakes that occur in this area. The Vrancea area is responsible for over 90% of all earthquakes in Romania, releasing over 95% of the seismic energy. Two belts of moderate and shallower seismicity are emphasized in the other regions of the country: one along the Southern Carpathians and the eastern edge of the Pannonian Basin, the other along the Eastern Carpathians that extends towards SE on the Peceneaga– Camena line.

During the last 1,000 years, according to historical data, it is thought that 17 earthquakes of 7 and over magnitude have occurred, which suggests a means for unleashing the energy every 58 years. Statistically, the magnitude 6 and over earthquakes in the Vrancea area occur approximately every 10 years, with magnitude 7 every 33 years, while those with 7.5 magnitudes every 80 years."Earthquake Risk Perception in Bucharest, Romania"
''Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences''

Earthquakes

Earthquakes listed in the following tables include only M6.0+ events or earthquakes with significant material damage or casualties. All seismic events are shown in detail in th
ROMPLUS catalog
of the National Institute for Earth Physics. It collected information from the catalog of Constantinescu and Mîrza (1980) for the period 984–1997. After 1997, the catalog was permanently filled and updated with data on seismic events produced in Romania and around national borders.

Gallery

File:Turnul Colţei, 1841.jpg, Turnul Colței heavily damaged by the 1802 Vrancea earthquake
File:Iosif Berman - Marele cutremur din anul 1940.jpg, Rescue operations at Carlton Bloc after the 1940 Vrancea earthquake
File:1977 Biserica Ienei foto 5.jpg, Enei Church was nearly destroyed during the 1977 Vrancea earthquake.
File:1977 Vrancea earthquake.jpg, USGS ShakeMap for the 1977 event.
File:1990 RO quake.jpg, USGS ShakeMap for the 1990 event.
File:2004 Vrancea earthquake shakemap.jpg, USGS ShakeMap for the 2004 event.

See also

*Geology of Romania
* List of earthquakes in Vrancea County

References

External links

The National Institute for Research and Development for Earth Physics - NIEP
* ttp://www.cutremur.net/topic/792-lista-cutremurelor-din-romania-incepand-din-anul-1800/ ''Cutremur.net'' – List of earthquakes in Romania since 1800br>''Geodin.ro'' – Romanian seismology
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20140924223430/https://www1.infp.ro/seismicitate-locala/seismicitatea-romaniei ''National Institute for Earth Physics'' – List of earthquakes in Romaniabr>Seismic map of Bucharest

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