The European Seismological Center initially reported that the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale, later changing the data to 5.5 on the Richter scale. The tremor occurred near the town of Targu Jiu. According to the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography at the BAS, the earthquake in Romania had a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale. In our country, the earthquake was felt in a number of regions, including Sofia, Botevgrad, Plovdiv, Pleven, Varna, Montana, Ruse, Vidin and Vratsa. This is reported by users of social networks. Minutes after the first quake, three aftershocks were recorded, the strongest of which had a magnitude of 3.9 on the Richter scale. An earthquake was also recorded in Romania yesterday. Its epicenter was in Southwestern Romania, west of the active zone Vranca, reported the seismologist on duty at the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography – BAS. The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale. It was defined as the strongest in Romania for the last two years.
