A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Nereju Mic in Romania. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:09:01 / 12:09 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/08/24 / 2024-08-01 12:09:01 / August 1, 2024 @ 12:09 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 26.5971° East, latitude 45.7043° North, depth = 133.894 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 133.894 km (83 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us6000nhbu. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000nhbu.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Romania (c. 21 959 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Braşov (c. 276 100 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Buzău (c. 131 000 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Focşani (c. 105 100 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Sfântu-Gheorghe (c. 60 700 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Câmpina (c. 41 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Tecuci (c. 41 200 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Câmpina, Slobozia-Conache, Pogoanele.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 7 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania.
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