Will Serbia get more tremors from Romania, seismologist speaks for Telegraf.rs: Second shock in two days

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A 5.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Romania on Tuesday was felt in Bucharest, as well as Serbia and Bulgaria. The earthquake occurred nine kilometers northwest of Targu Jiu, and seismologist Slavica Radovanovic tells Telegraf.rs that this shock, after yesterday's, could be the main one in that part of Romania.

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"I think that's that, for this area, both for Romania and for us. All of this will take a little longer, rather than that there will be a bigger one. (The area of) Romania with a magnitude of 7.4 is farther away from us, what happened is closer and this zone doesn't have more (seismic) energy. There was an earthquake there in December 1991 and it had the same magnitude as this one - 5.7," Slavica Radovanovic told Telegraf.rs.

According to initial information, the earthquake occurred at 2:16 pm.

Although it was first reported that it had a magnitude of 5.6, the Romanian authorities report that the earthquake was a 5.7 one.

It was followed by two smaller earthquakes (M3.5 and 3.4).

The epicenter was recorded at a depth of 40 kilometers.

This earthquake was felt in Serbia - in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Pancevo, Vrsac, and other towns.

(Telegraf.rs)