A 7.5 earthquake strikes the Romanian district of Vrancea causing damage in Moldavia and Wallachia, killing 73 people

Quand

23 janv. 1838

Type

Séisme

Coordonnées

45.72° N, 26.72° E

Description

A 7.5 earthquake strikes the Romanian district of Vrancea causing damage in Moldavia and Wallachia, killing 73 people.

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23 January 1838 earthquake in Romania

The 1838 Vrancea earthquake struck the western part of Vrancea County on 23 January with a magnitude of 7.5. The seism caused extensive damage in Moldavia and Wallachia, and killed dozens of people. The earthquake occurred just 36 years after another earthquake of magnitude over 7 on Richter scale devastated the southern part of Wallachia.

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