[1] 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).

[1] Mircea Radulian, the leader of Institutul Național de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Fizica Pământului, reported that in Galați and Focșani, towns nearer the epicenter, moment magnitude measured over 6.0.

[6] The frontage of an old building in Tulcea was damaged, and a radiator installed in a sixth-floor apartment fell and injured the owner.

[8] Residents of northern Galați County were affected by electrical outages and water shortages.