County
Vrancea
Romania · Europe
Vrancea is a county of Romania, in Europe. It lies on the Eurasian Plate. Records include 3 major earthquakes since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- River FloodMedium
- Urban FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19901990 Vrancea Earthquakes · M 6.714 deaths
- 19771977 Vrancea Earthquake · M 7.51,641 deaths
- 19401940 Vrancea Earthquake · M 7.31,000 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002