Romania earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 17 km SE of Comand?u, Romania

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Comand?u, Romania on Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 5:49 PM GMT+2 (15:49 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 15 km NNE of Gura Teghii, Romania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-03-16 15:49:49 UTC
Depth
115.7 km (71.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
45.659° N, 26.435° E
Region
Romania
Felt reports
10
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.4 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.515 km NNE of Gura Teghii, Romania · 4203 days ago · 142 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 22

Before

  1. 4.25 km WNW of Nereju Mic, Romania · 4239 days ago · 144 km deep · 18 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001msg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC.