Posted 13 февраля 2023,, 15:36

Published 13 февраля 2023,, 15:36

Modified 13 февраля 2023,, 17:03

Updated 13 февраля 2023,, 17:03

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred in Romania

13 февраля 2023, 15:36
The earthquake was located at a depth of 13 km .

According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center, on February 13 in Romania, 8 km from the commune of Runcu, where about six thousand people live, an earthquake occurred at 16:58 local time (17:58 Moscow time).

The town of Drobeta-Turnu-Severin with a population of about 90 thousand people is located 70 km from the epicenter.

There is no data on casualties and destruction. Social networks report that local residents, having felt the tremors, tried to leave their homes as soon as possible.

The earthquake was also felt in the region of Craiova.

Recall that on February 6, a series of devastating earthquakes began in Turkey and Syria, which claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people, including Russians. The city of Nurdagi, badly damaged by earthquakes in Gaziantep, Turkey, will have to be razed to the ground.

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