The seismicity of Romania is clustered in several epicentral zones: Vrancea, Făgăraș-Câmpulung, Banat, Crișana, Maramureș and Southern Dobrogea. … Basically, Vrancea area is responsible for over 90% of all earthquakes in Romania, releasing over 95% of the seismic energy.
seismicity of the SE part of Romania is concentrated in a few areas: inside (Vrancioaia) and in front of the Eastern Carpathian bend (Focsani-Rm. … Gheorghe, Trotus and Pericarpathian faults) and at the contact of the Moesian platform with the South Carpathians orogen, Fig. 2.
Why do so many earthquakes originate in this region? The belt exists along boundaries of tectonic plates, where plates of mostly oceanic crust are sinking (or subducting) beneath another plate. Earthquakes in these subduction zones are caused by slip between plates and rupture within plates.
Japan. Japan tops the list of the earthquake prone areas. The country has a long history of witnessing disastrous earthquakes since it is situated on the Pacific “Ring of fire”.
Latest earthquakes in Romania
| Date and time | Mag Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, January 17, 2022 12:25 GMT (1 earthquake) | ||
| Jan 17, 2022 2:25 pm (GMT +2) (Jan 17, 2022 12:25 GMT) | 1.6 13 km | Comuna Bistra, Alba, Romania |
Seismic hazard The seismicity of Romania is clustered in several epicentral zones: Vrancea, Făgăraș-Câmpulung, Banat, Crișana, Maramureș and Southern Dobrogea. … Basically, Vrancea area is responsible for over 90% of all earthquakes in Romania, releasing over 95% of the seismic energy.
1,578 1977 Vrancea earthquake/Number of deaths
Greece is the country in Europe with the highest seismic hazard.
The largest earthquake in Europe: today: 4.3 in Kokkíni Cháni, Crete, Greece. this week: 5.5 in Karyes, Mount Athos, Greece. this month: 5.7 in Pýrgos, Crete, Greece. this year: 6.4 in Palekastro, Crete, Greece.