M3.0 earthquake 0 km N of Vintileasca, Romania
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 0 km N of Vintileasca, Romania on Tue, May 13, 1975, 2:18 PM GMT+2 (12:18 UTC), 144 km (89 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 4 km SE of Dumitre?ti, Romania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-05-13 12:18:55 UTC
- Depth
- 144.0 km (89.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 45.606° N, 26.734° E
- Region
- Romania
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000b0r. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.