Category Romania

Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake at Depth 140 km Strikes Romania on 11th August 2026

Cross-section diagram of Earth's crust and mantle beneath Romania illustrating Vrancea deep earthquake wave propagation

Source: USGS A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Romania on 11th August 2026 at 17:21 UTC, according to data published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 140 km, placing it within the country’s…

Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake Depth 108 km Strikes Romania on 26th February 2026

Settlement in the territory of modern Romania began in the Lower Paleolithic, later becoming the Dacian Kingdom before Roman conquest and Romanisation. The modern Romanian state formed in 1859 with the unification of Moldavia and Wallachia under Alexandru Ioan Cuza, becoming Kingdom of Romania in 1881 under Carol I. Romania gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1877, formalised by…

Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Depth 90 km Strikes Romania on 22nd October 2025

Settlement in the territory of modern Romania began in the Lower Paleolithic, later becoming the Dacian Kingdom before Roman conquest and Romanisation. The modern Romanian state formed in 1859 with the unification of Moldavia and Wallachia under Alexandru Ioan Cuza, becoming Kingdom of Romania in 1881 under Carol I. Romania gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1877, formalised by…

Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Depth 125 km Strikes Romania on 11th May 2025

Settlement in the territory of modern Romania began in the Lower Paleolithic, later becoming the Dacian Kingdom before Roman conquest and Romanisation. The modern Romanian state formed in 1859 with the unification of Moldavia and Wallachia under Alexandru Ioan Cuza, becoming Kingdom of Romania in 1881 under Carol I. Romania gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1877, formalised by…