M4.0 earthquake 2 km SE of Spulber, Romania
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Spulber, Romania on Fri, Dec 12, 2014, 10:25 AM GMT+2 (08:25 UTC), 120 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 9 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-12-12 08:25:38 UTC
- Depth
- 120.1 km (74.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 45.739° N, 26.785° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.2 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.23 km W of Paltin, Romania · 4289 days ago · 76 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.38 km N of Gura Teghii, Romania · 4287 days ago · 119 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.21 km SSW of Borde?ti, Romania · 4280 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.04 km NE of ?ife?ti, Romania · 4272 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.59 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania · 4267 days ago · 85 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 7
- 4.117 km WSW of Nereju Mic, Romania · 4263 days ago · 128 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t5wh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC.