An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hit the Nereju area of Vrancea county, on Wednesday morning, at 01:20 Romanian time, the National Research and Development Institute for Earth Physics (INFP) announces on its website.
The epicenter was localized at 6 kilometers west of Nereju and 97 kilometers depth.
The earthquake was felt strongly in Bucharest and the Republic of Moldova, according to the witnesses.
The most important quake of this year, previous to this event, took place on September 24, at 02:11 Romanian time, in the Vrancea area of seismic activity, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale.
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