5.6
EarthquakeStrongPAGER: yellow
M5.6 earthquake near Târgu Jiu, Gorj County
1340 d ago · 14 Feb 2023, 13:16 UTC 0 km ESE of Lele?ti, Romania
What happened
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 0 km ESE of Lele?ti, Romania on 14 Feb 2023, 13:16 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Târgu Jiu, about 9 km away in Gorj County, Romania.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.