Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake 49 km west of Focsani, Romania
4.5 quake 4 Dec 12:05 am (GMT +2)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred only 12 minutes ago 49 km west of Focsani, Romania, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 123 km beneath the epicenter near Focsani, Municipiul Focşani, Vrancea, Romania, after midnight on Monday, December 4th, 2023, at 12:05 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from The Seismological Survey of Serbia (SSS) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.4. Other agencies reporting the same quake include Romania's National Institute for Earth Physics (NIEP) at magnitude 4.7, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 4.5.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Nereju Mic (pop. 1,500) located 11 km from the epicenter, Targu Secuiesc (pop. 20,100) 45 km away, Focsani (pop. 77,300) 49 km away, Râmnicu Sărat (pop. 38,500) 54 km away, Adjud (pop. 17,300) 62 km away, Săcele (pop. 29,900) 67 km away, Buzau (pop. 131,000) 68 km away, Tecuci (pop. 41,200) 69 km away, Brasov (pop. 276,100) 75 km away, and Comanesti (pop. 23,700) 77 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Dec 4, 2023 12:05 am (Bucharest time) local time (3 Dec 2023 22:05 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 123.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 45.73°N / 26.56°E (Comuna Nistoreşti, Vrancea, Romania)
Primary data source: GFZ
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