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Historic Earthquake
1990 Vrancea Earthquakes
30 May 1990 · Bucharest, Braila · Romania
On 30 May 1990 at 10:40 UTC, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Romania (Bucharest, Braila), at a depth of 89 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 14 people and injured 700.
- Date
- 30 May 1990
- Time
- 10:40 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Depth
- 89 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 14
- Injuries
- 700
- Estimated Damage
- 24 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Romania
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth