The 2023 Gorj earthquakes occurred on 13–14 February 2023, with the mainshock striking on 14 February at 15:16 local time, and were felt throughout the western Balkans. The mainshock had a magnitude of 5.7 M_L, making it the most powerful earthquake historically recorded in the Gorj County region. The hypocenter was situated in the Oltenia region at a shallow depth of 6.3 km, following a 5.2 M_L foreshock the previous day at a depth of 18.3 km.
22 Localities were affected, including Târgu Jiu. References