M4.0 earthquake 4 km NE of ?ife?ti, Romania
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 4 km NE of ?ife?ti, Romania on Tue, Jan 20, 2015, 1:53 AM GMT+2 (23:53 UTC), 40 km (25 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 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-01-19 23:53:07 UTC
- Depth
- 40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.876° N, 27.151° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Station coverage gap
- 39°
- Stations used
- 95
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.59 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania · 4267 days ago · 85 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 7
- 4.117 km WSW of Nereju Mic, Romania · 4262 days ago · 128 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.25 km WNW of Nereju Mic, Romania · 4238 days ago · 144 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.417 km SE of Comand?u, Romania · 4216 days ago · 116 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 10
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000thcc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.