Earthquake near Romania, Saturday evening. Where was the earthquake felt?

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The National Research and Development Institute for Earth Physics (INCDFP) announced the occurrence of an earthquake near Romania on Saturday, March 9, 2024. What magnitude was recorded as a result of the earthquake. We present the information that is known up to the time of writing this article.

INCDFP announces earthquake a few kilometers from Romania

An earthquake occurred around 19:15 on Saturday evening, March 9, 2024. The announcement was made by specialists from the National Research and Development Institute for Earth Physics (INCDFP). The earthquake occurred a few kilometers from Romania, more precisely 100 kilometers away.

The earthquake of Saturday evening, March 9, 2024, was a surface one, according to specialists, and had a minor impact. The status of the earthquake assessment in Bulgaria has been listed as Revised, with the earthquake occurring regionally. What magnitude was it and at what depth did it occur.

Earthquake on Saturday evening, March 9, 2024, in Bulgaria

The earthquake in Bulgaria occurred on Saturday evening, March 9, 2024, near the cities of Varna, Dobrich, Shumen and Burgas. The National Research and Development Institute for Earth Physics (INCDFP) stated that the earthquake registered a magnitude of 2.6 degrees on the Richter scale.

“On March 9, 2024, at 19:12:48 (local time of Romania), a weak earthquake occurred in Bulgaria with a magnitude of ml 2.6, at a depth of 13.9 km”, announced the specialists from the National Research Institute -Development for Earth Physics (INCDFP).

No evidence of the impact of the minor earthquake

The regional earthquake in Bulgaria therefore had a minor impact, being only a surface one. No testimonies have been recorded, until the time of writing this article, regarding the feeling of the event by the locals in the area at INCDFP.

Near which cities did Saturday’s earthquake occur?

The earthquake occurred near the cities of Varna, Dobrich, Shumen and Burgas, at distances of tens of kilometers from the epicenter, as follows:

• 11 km NW de Varna;
• 33 km S of Dobrich;
• 70 km E of Shumen;
• 88 km N of Burgas.

“The earthquake occurred near the following cities: 11km NW of Varna, 33km S of Dobrich, 70km E of Shumen, 88km N of Burgas,” said specialists from the National Research and Development Institute for Earth Physics (INCDFP).

The last two earthquakes in Romania occurred in the same region on Friday, March 8

In other news, the last earthquakes in Romania occurred in the Oltenia – Gorj seismic zone, at the end of the week, Friday evening, March 8, 2024, at 22:06 the first earthquake occurred in the area, followed by an aftershock at 10:11 p.m.

The earthquake had a magnitude of 2.6 on the Richter scale. His replica recorded, according to specialists from the National Research and Development Institute for Earth Physics (INCDFP), a magnitude of 2 degrees on the Richter scale.