POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE registered in Romania, felt strongly in Chisinau
A strong earthquake was registered in Romania on Friday night. The earthquake had the initial intensity of 5.6 Richter (revised, the first value was 6.1), at the depth of 80 kilometers, in Vrancea, 46 kilometers from Focsani and 10 kilometers from Nereju locality in Vrancea, Romania.
It was felt in Chisinau, Ukraine and Bulgaria.
Contacted by Publika TV, Ion Ilies from the Seismology Center declared that according to preliminary information, in Chisinau the earthquake was felt with a magnitude of almost 6 MERCALI.
In Iasi was registered first damage as a result of the earthquake. Pieces from a building in the centre of the city fell off.
In Chisinau was not registered any damage.