Minor mag. 3.5 earthquake - 16 km north of Gura Teghii, Buzău, Romania, on Wednesday, 26 October 2016 at 22:07 (GMT)
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Minor magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 142 km depth
26 Oct 22:12 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.
Oct 26 22:50: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 3.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 170.0 to 142.0 km.
Oct 26 22:50: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 3.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 170.0 to 142.0 km.
Date & time: 26 Oct 2016 22:07:28 UTC
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 142.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 45.62°N / 26.48°E
(Comuna Gura Teghii, Buzău, Romania)Nearby towns and cities:
10 km (6 mi) N of Vadu Oii (pop: 103) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (16 mi) NW of Vintilă Vodă (pop: 3,370) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) NNE of Nehoiu (pop: 11,400) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) NNE of Burueneşti (pop: 8,100) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (24 mi) N of Pârscov (pop: 5,970) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (25 mi) NNW of Berca (pop: 9,480) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) SSE of Târgu Secuiesc (Covasna) (pop: 20,100) --> See nearby quakes!
52 km (32 mi) WNW of Râmnicu Sărat (pop: 38,500) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (37 mi) NNW of Buzau (pop: 131,000) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) NNE of Bucarest (Bucureşti) (pop: 1,877,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.5 | 142 km | ROMANIA | EMSC |
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Sfântu Gheorghe (Romania, 60 km NW of epicenter) : jesus (reported through EMSC)
Roman (Romania, 150 km N of epicenter) : Am simtit in usor viiet dar nu s.a miscat lustra (reported through EMSC)
București (Romania, 137 km S of epicenter) : Micut (reported through EMSC)
Buftea (Romania, 124 km S of epicenter) : Dorneam. Nu am simtit nici un cutremur :) (reported through EMSC)
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