The 2014 Vrancea earthquake struck Vrancea County on 22 November 2014 at , with a moment magnitude of 5.7. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39 kilometers and lasted for thirty seconds. On the Mercalli scale the quake registered an intensity of VI (Strong).
The earthquake was felt in northern Bulgaria and the Moldovan city of ChiÃÂinÃÂu. Towns located near the epicenter include: MÃÂrÃÂÃÂeÃÂti (6 kilometers), Tecuci (22 kilometers), FocÃÂani (21 kilometers), Adjud (25 kilometers) and OneÃÂti (51 kilometers). Mircea Radulian, the leader of Institutul NaÃÂional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Fizica PÃÂmântului, reported that in GalaÃÂi and FocÃÂani, towns nearer the epicenter, moment magnitude measured over 6.0.
Shortly after the earthquake, Mobile Telephone network services were disrupted. The frontage of an old building in Tulcea was damaged, and a radiator installed in a sixth-floor apartment fell and injured the owner.
Four communes in Vrancea County lost electrical power. In FocÃÂani, a portion of a roof collapsed, and a road cracked.
Residents of northern GalaÃÂi County were affected by electrical outages and water shortages.
A list of aftershocks is included below.