2012 in Romania

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2012
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Events from the year 2012 in Romania .

Incumbents

Events

January

Protesters in University Square, Bucharest, January 15, 2012 2012-01-15-Romanian-protests-in-Bucgarest.jpg
Protesters in University Square, Bucharest, January 15, 2012

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

December

Earthquakes

DateTimeEpicenterMagnitudeDepth
January 1918:057 km N Gura Teghii 4.0 ML117 km
April 2614:3211 km NW Lopătari 4.0 ML126 km
May 517:0715 km W Nereju 4.0 ML119 km
July 622:486 km SW Nereju 4.5 Mb113 km
July 1202:2013 km W Nereju 4.3 Mb114 km
August 3120:227 km NW Gura Teghii 4.1 ML127 km
September 919:5318 km NW Valea Râmnicului 4.0 ML148 km
October 117:264 km NW Nereju 4.2 ML82 km

Arts and entertainment

Sports

Deaths

January

March

April

June

August

November

See also

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