A street in Bucharest photographed on March 31, 2008. – DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP
It is the second day in a row that Romania has been hit by an earthquake. However, it is unrelated to the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria last week.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck southwestern Romania on Tuesday and was felt as far away as Sofia in Bulgaria and Belgrade in Serbia, causing only minor damage, seismological institute USGS reported.
The earthquake, which did not claim any victims, occurred at 3:16 p.m. (2:16 p.m. Paris time) in the province of Gorj. The American institute gives a depth of 10 km on its website.
Emergency services in the area conducted reconnaissance at the scene after calls reported cracks on some buildings, but found only minor damage.
Romania particularly exposed
It is the second day in a row that Romania has been hit by a significant earthquake.
These events are unrelated to the deadly earthquake that struck Turkey last week, according to the National Institute of Earth Physics, but this disaster has raised concern among some residents.
Crossed by multiple faults, Romania is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in Europe.
On March 4, 1977, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake killed more than 1,570 people and injured 11,000, most of them in Bucharest, which lies on the Vrancea Fault, the country’s most vulnerable area, stretching from the capital to Iasi (East) extends.
Original article published on BFMTV.com
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