Magnitude 5.9 - ROMANIA
2004 October 27 20:34:36 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A moderate earthquake occurred at 20:34:36 (UTC) on Wednesday, October 27, 2004. The magnitude 5.9 event has been located in ROMANIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude 5.9 Date-Time Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at 20:34:36 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at 11:34:36 PM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 45.788°N, 26.627°E Depth 95.8 km (59.5 miles) set by location program Region ROMANIA Distances 70 km (45 miles) NNW of Buzau, Romania 85 km (50 miles) E of Brasov, Romania 115 km (70 miles) WNW of Galati, Romania 160 km (100 miles) NNE of BUCHAREST, Romania Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 1.8 km (1.1 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters Nst=507, Nph=507, Dmin=12.2 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp= 11°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID usqcck Felt Reports Minor damage to several buildings at Bucharest, Braila and in northern Bulgaria. Some roads damaged in the Bucharest area. Felt at Istanbul, Turkey and parts of Hungry, Moldova and Ukraine.

Location Maps: NEIC Maps Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others. NEIC Moment Tensor Solution Historical Moment Tensor Solutions Seismic Hazard Map Historical Seismicity Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times Energy and Broadband Solution Phase Data Seismic Record Section European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre News Release Archive of newsworthy events

News Links Earthquake Hits Romania; No Reports of Casualties Romanian Earthquake Felt in Turkey Mighty Night Quake Awakes Bulgaria

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