M5.6 earthquake 5 km E of Panciu, Romania
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 5 km E of Panciu, Romania on Sat, Nov 22, 2014, 9:14 PM GMT+2 (19:14 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-11-22 19:14:16 UTC
- Depth
- 32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.898° N, 27.150° E
- Region
- Romania
- Felt reports
- 54
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 7.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.3 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
54 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.6 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 153°, dip 89°, rake -74°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 246°, dip 16°, rake -176°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- FROM_MODELING_OF_BROAD_BAND_P_WAVEFORMS
- Station coverage gap
- 13°
- Stations used
- 347
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.65 km WNW of M?r??e?ti, Romania · 4307 days ago · 38 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.02 km SE of Spulber, Romania · 4303 days ago · 120 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.23 km W of Paltin, Romania · 4281 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.38 km N of Gura Teghii, Romania · 4279 days ago · 119 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.21 km SSW of Borde?ti, Romania · 4272 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.04 km NE of ?ife?ti, Romania · 4264 days ago · 40 km deep · 2 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sz38 (also filed as gcmt20141122191417, iscgem611079159, atlas20141122191416). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.