Earthquake of 5.6 degrees on Richter open scale jolts Moldova
08:48 | 24.11.2014 Category: Social
Chisinau, 24 November /MOLDPRES/- An earthquake of 5.6 degrees on Richter scale occurred In the Vrancea county, Romania, at a 40-km depth, on 22 November at 21:14. The shakes were felt in Moldova too.
The earthquake took place on a large area in southern and eastern Romania, especially in zones of southern and central Moldova, as well as in Muntenia. According to the set magnitude, the earthquake was the strongest one in the Vrancea region in the past at least 40 years.
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