Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 82 km depth22 Oct 22:02 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 1 minute.22 Oct 22:04: Now using data updates from EMSC22 Oct 22:05: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 140.00 to 83.70 km (from 87 to 52 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9 km (5.6 mi) towards E.22 Oct 22:15: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 83.70 to 81.90 km (from 52 to 51 mi).I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 22, 2026 22:00:41 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Oct 23, 2026, at 01:00 am (GMT +3)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.00Depth82 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude45.6501°N / 26.6604°EComuna Spulber, Vrancea, RomaniaSeismic antipode45.6501°S / 153.34°WQuality46 seismic stationsShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 6.5°C (44 F), humidity: 93%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from WEstimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy39 minutes agoOct 22, 2026 22:00 GMT / Oct 23, 2026 01:00 am (GMT +3)Lat / Lng: 45.6501 / 26.6604: RomaniaSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.0 / 140 km, NIEP: 4.0 / 140 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23457537',45.65010,26.66040,'39 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, Romania',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in RomaniaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Buzau, a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Romania, in 57 km (36 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Romania, Bucharest, 142 km (88 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry9 km (5 mi)NE of epicenterNereju(pop: 4,200)II: Very weakVranceaRomania13 km (8 mi)S of epicenterBisoca(pop: 2,920)II: Very weakBuzauRomania20 km (12 mi)S of epicenterLopatari(pop: 4,390)II: Very weakComuna Lopatari, BuzauRomania20 km (12 mi)SE of epicenterChiojdeni(pop: 2,450)II: Very weakVranceaRomania21 km (13 mi)N of epicenterNistoresti(pop: 2,340)II: Very weakComuna Nistoresti, VranceaRomania27 km (16 mi)SW of epicenterGura Teghii(pop: 3,840)II: Very weakBuzauRomania30 km (18 mi)N of epicenterTulnici(pop: 5,800)II: Very weakVranceaRomania31 km (19 mi)S of epicenterBeceni(pop: 4,990)II: Very weakBuzauRomania32 km (20 mi)E of epicenterUrechesti(pop: 5,860)II: Very weakComuna Urechesti, VranceaRomania33 km (20 mi)NE of epicenterOdobesti(pop: 8,030)II: Very weakOras Odobesti, VranceaRomania35 km (22 mi)SE of epicenterSlobozia Bradului(pop: 5,060)II: Very weakVranceaRomania35 km (22 mi)NE of epicenterVidra(pop: 7,420)II: Very weakVranceaRomania38 km (24 mi)SW of epicenterNehoiu(pop: 11,400)II: Very weakBuzauRomania38 km (24 mi)N of epicenterVizantea-Manastireasca(pop: 4,200)II: Very weakComuna Vizantea-Livezi, VranceaRomania41 km (25 mi)S of epicenterBerca(pop: 9,480)II: Very weakBuzauRomania41 km (25 mi)E of epicenterFocsani(pop: 66,600)II: Very weakMunicipiul Focsani, VranceaRomania42 km (26 mi)SE of epicenterRamnicu Sarat(pop: 38,500)II: Very weakMunicipiul Ramnicu Sarat, BuzauRomania43 km (27 mi)NE of epicenterPanciu(pop: 8,810)II: Very weakVranceaRomania43 km (27 mi)NW of epicenterCovasna(pop: 11,000)II: Very weakCovasnaRomania44 km (27 mi)W of epicenterZagon(pop: 5,420)II: Very weakCovasnaRomania49 km (30 mi)W of epicenterIntorsura Buzaului(pop: 9,030)II: Very weakOras Intorsura Buzaului, CovasnaRomania51 km (32 mi)NE of epicenterMarasesti(pop: 8,840)II: Very weakOras Marasesti, VranceaRomania53 km (33 mi)NW of epicenterBretcu(pop: 3,870)II: Very weakComuna Bretcu, CovasnaRomania56 km (35 mi)NW of epicenterTargu Secuiesc(pop: 20,100)II: Very weakMunicipiul Targu Secuiesc, CovasnaRomania57 km (35 mi)NE of epicenterPufesti(pop: 4,180)II: Very weakComuna Pufesti, VranceaRomania57 km (36 mi)S of epicenterBuzau(pop: 103,500)II: Very weakMunicipiul Buzau, BuzauRomania58 km (36 mi)E of epicenterSuraia(pop: 7,770)II: Very weakVranceaRomania64 km (40 mi)E of epicenterTecuci(pop: 41,200)II: Very weakGalatiRomania64 km (40 mi)NE of epicenterAdjud(pop: 15,200)II: Very weakVranceaRomania70 km (44 mi)N of epicenterTargu Ocna(pop: 13,100)II: Very weakOraş Târgu Ocna, BacauRomania72 km (45 mi)S of epicenterMizil(pop: 15,500)II: Very weakPrahovaRomania74 km (46 mi)W of epicenterSacele(pop: 29,900)II: Very weakMunicipiul Sacele, BrasovRomania80 km (50 mi)W of epicenterSanpetru(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakComuna Sanpetru, BrasovRomania87 km (54 mi)N of epicenterComanesti(pop: 23,700)II: Very weakOraş Comãneşti, BacauRomania93 km (58 mi)SW of epicenterCampina(pop: 41,600)II: Very weakMunicipiul Campina, PrahovaRomania93 km (58 mi)SW of epicenterBreaza(pop: 17,900)II: Very weakPrahovaRomania93 km (58 mi)SW of epicenterBaicoi(pop: 19,900)II: Very weakOras Baicoi, PrahovaRomania101 km (63 mi)NE of epicenterBarlad(pop: 67,800)II: Very weakBarlad, VasluiRomania102 km (64 mi)NW of epicenterMiercurea-Ciuc(pop: 34,500)II: Very weakMunicipiul Miercurea Ciuc, HarghitaRomania142 km (88 mi)S of epicenterBucharest(pop: 1,877,200)II: Very weakBucuresti, BucurestiRomaniaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-10-22EpicenterAgency4.082 km51 mi22:00:41.48±1.15sROMANIAEpicenter uncertainty: ± 9.4 kmEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.0140 km87 mi22:00:35Romania8.9 km (5.5 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.0140 km87 mi22:00:35.56ZONA SEISMICA VRANCEA, VRANCEA8.9 km (5.5 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCNIEP (National Institute for Research and Development for Earth Physics)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Oct 23, 2026 01:00 am (GMT +3)39 minutes ago4.082 km0 km - This quake41 km W of Focsani, Vrancea, RomaniaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 299 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 14.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.42 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.4 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 8.8 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 89 quakes per year (or 7.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 207 quakes per year (or 17.2 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 283 quakes per year (or 23.5 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 4 days after a magnitude 4.5 earthquake had hit on Monday, Oct 19, 2026, at 11:51 am local time (Europe/Bucharest GMT +3) in 39 km (24 mi) distance to the southwest:Mag. 4.5 earthquake 61 km northwest of Buzau - Buzau, Romania -The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 5.5. It had occurred 10 years earlier, on Wednesday, Dec 28, 2016, at 02:20 am local time (Europe/Bucharest GMT +3) in Vrancea, Romania:Mag. 5.5 earthquake 8.3 km west of Nereju - Vrancea, Romania - Dec 28, 2016 -The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.7. It had occurred 86 years ago earlier, on Sunday, Nov 10, 1940, at 01:39 am local time (Universal Time GMT +0) in Buzau, Romania:Mag. 7.7 earthquake Buzau - Vrancea, Romania - Nov 10, 1940 -Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapOct 19, 11:51 am (Bucharest)4.5125 km39 km (24 mi) to the SW 61 km northwest of Buzau, Buzau, Romania I felt it - 108 reportsInfoSep 7, 12:08 am (Bucharest)4.110 km82 km (51 mi) to the EGalati, 84 km northeast of Buzau, Buzau, RomaniaInfoSep 6, 07:04 am (Bucharest)4.1150 km25 km (15 mi) to the W Romania 2 reportsInfoAug 25, 04:56 am (Bucharest)4.4144 km25 km (16 mi) to the W 13 km SSE of Comandău, Romania 12 reportsInfoAug 17, 03:25 am (Bucharest)4.4?100 km59 km (37 mi) to the S 14 km west of Buzau, Buzau, Romania (unconfirmed)InfoSep 16, 2024 05:40 pm (Bucharest)5.2133 km32 km (20 mi) to the W 64 km northwest of Buzau, Buzau, Romania 519 reportsInfoNov 3, 2022 07:50 am (Bucharest)5.1153 km20 km (13 mi) to the SW 48 km northwest of Buzau, Buzau, Romania 238 reportsInfoOct 28, 2018 03:38 am (Bucharest)5.4144 km25 km (16 mi) to the W Romania 2013 reportsInfoDec 28, 2016 02:20 am (Bucharest)5.594 km9.6 km (6 mi) to the NW 8.3 km west of Nereju, Vrancea, Romania 1167 reportsInfoSep 24, 2016 02:11 am (Bucharest)5.691 km12 km (7.2 mi) to the NW 10.4 km west of Nereju, Vrancea, Romania 1200 reportsInfoNov 22, 2014 09:14 pm (Bucharest)5.538 km47 km (29 mi) to the NE 7.7 km southwest of Padureni, Vrancea, Romania 530 reportsInfoOct 6, 2013 04:37 am (Bucharest)5.3127 km8.6 km (5.3 mi) to the NW 10.9 km west of Nereju, Vrancea, Romania 219 reportsInfoApr 25, 2009 08:18 pm (Bucharest)5.2101 km4.3 km (2.6 mi) to the W 45 km west of Focsani, Vrancea, RomaniaInfoMay 14, 2005 04:53 am (Bucharest)5.2149 km18 km (11 mi) to the W RomaniaInfoOct 27, 2004 11:34 pm (Bucharest)5.996 km16 km (9.6 mi) to the N 45 km west of Focsani, Vrancea, RomaniaInfoJul 20, 2001 08:09 am (Bucharest)5.3129 km12 km (7.7 mi) to the NE 35 km west of Focsani, Vrancea, RomaniaInfoMay 24, 2001 08:34 pm (Bucharest)5.2142 km19 km (12 mi) to the W 14 km SE of Comand?u, RomaniaInfoApr 6, 2000 03:10 am (Bucharest)5.2133 km12 km (7.5 mi) to the NW 47 km west of Focsani, Vrancea, RomaniaInfoApr 28, 1999 11:47 am (Bucharest)5.4156 km43 km (26 mi) to the SW 62 km northwest of Buzau, Buzau, RomaniaInfoMar 13, 1998 04:14 pm (Bucharest)5.2154 km28 km (18 mi) to the W 49 km southeast of Sfantu Gheorghe, Covasna, RomaniaInfoNov 21, 1992 02:55 pm (Bucharest)5.2137 km2.3 km (1.5 mi) to the N 41 km west of Focsani, Vrancea, RomaniaInfoMay 31, 1990 03:17 am (Bucharest)6.388 km20 km (12 mi) to the NE 34 km west of Focsani, Vrancea, RomaniaInfoMay 30, 1990 01:40 pm (Bucharest)7.089 km21 km (13 mi) to the N 43 km west of Focsani, Vrancea, RomaniaInfoAug 31, 1986 12:28 am (Bucharest)7.2132 km29 km (18 mi) to the SW 60 km northwest of Buzau, Buzau, RomaniaInfoAug 1, 1985 05:35 pm (Bucharest)5.2107 km14 km (8.6 mi) to the NW 14 km W of Nereju Mic, RomaniaInfoJan 14, 1963 09:33 pm (Bucharest)5.3122 km23 km (14 mi) to the NE 35 km northwest of Focsani, Vrancea, RomaniaInfoJan 26, 1960 11:27 pm (Bucharest)5.6160 km29 km (18 mi) to the NW RomaniaInfoJan 4, 1960 03:52 pm (Bucharest)5.340 km66 km (41 mi) to the S 9 km south of Buzau, Buzau, RomaniaInfoSep 7, 1945 03:48 pm (Universal Time)6.786 km10.2 km (6.4 mi) to the NW 45 km west of Focsani, Vrancea, RomaniaInfoNov 10, 1940 01:39 am (Universal Time)7.7150 km20 km (12 mi) to the NWBuzau, 23 km west of Nereju, Vrancea, RomaniaInfoOct 22, 1940 06:37 am (Universal Time)6.6130 km23 km (14 mi) to the W 12 km NNW of Gura Teghii, RomaniaInfoMar 29, 1934 08:06 pm (Universal Time)6.7105 km24 km (15 mi) to the N 47 km northwest of Focsani, Vrancea, RomaniaInfoNov 1, 1929 06:57 am (Universal Time)5.7155 km19 km (12 mi) to the N 10 km WNW of Paltin, RomaniaInfoMay 25, 1912 06:01 pm (Universal Time)6.0100 km47 km (29 mi) to the E 7.6 km northeast of Focsani, Vrancea, RomaniaInfoOct 6, 1908 09:39 pm (Universal Time)6.6150 km21 km (13 mi) to the SW 47 km northwest of Buzau, Buzau, RomaniaInfoMar 31, 1901 10:12 am (Sofia)7.20 km290 km (180 mi) to the SEBlack Sea, 52 km northeast of Varna, Varna, BulgariaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]