EARTHQUAKES of 2020 FELT in MOLDOVA (Romania – Moldova)

All earthquakes felt in 2020 on the territory of Moldova occurred outside its borders, in Roma nia, and had depths in the range h=21–124 km. In 2020, the population of Moldova felt four earthquakes: January 31, March 11, April 24 and June 2. The January 31 earthquake with MwGCMT=4.8 and hрР=123 km was felt in 11 settlements in the eastern and southern counties of Romania, in 16 settlements of Moldova and in six settlements of Ukraine. The epicenter was in the curve of the Vrancea mountains. The earthquake of March 11 with MwMED=4.1 and hpP=120 km was weakly felt in several cities of Romania (in three settlements), in Moldova the earthquake was felt in Cahul and Leovo with intensity I=3 and in Chisinau with I=2. The earthquake of April 24 with MwGCMT=4.7 and h=21 km was felt in the eastern and southern counties of Romania in 11 localities, as well as in 13 points of the central and southern regions of the Republic of Moldova and two of Ukraine. The earthquake of June 2 with mbISC=4.2 and hрР=107 km was felt in the eastern and southern counties of Romania (in four locali ties) and in the central and southern areas of the Republic of Moldova (three localities). The focal mechanisms given in the article indicate that the three considered earthquakes with an intermediate depths occurred under the influence of the prevailing near-horizontal compression, and one crustal event – under the influence of the prevailing near-horizontal stretching.