Bulgaria Registers 3 Aftershocks in the Wake of Romanian Strong Quake

Society | April 26, 2009, Sunday // 10:37
Bulgaria: Bulgaria Registers 3 Aftershocks in the Wake of Romanian Strong Quake Saturday's quake struck at 8:25 p.m. in the Vrancea region, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) northeast of Bucharest at a depth of 75 miles (120 kilometers). File photo

The earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 that struck eastern and central Romania on Saturday and was also felt in neighboring Moldova and Bulgaria was followed by three aftershocks.

The tremors were very light, the strongest of them measuring 3 on the Richter scale, the Geophysics Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences announced. None of them has been felt even in Romania.

Saturday's quake struck at 8:25 p.m. in the Vrancea region, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) northeast of Bucharest at a depth of 75 miles (120 kilometers).

It was felt in Bucharest, in the Black Sea port of Constanta, in the central city of Brasov, in the city of Iasi in northeast Romania, and at the port of Galati in easternmost Romania. It was also felt in Moldova which borders eastern Romania and the northern parts of Bulgaria.

The quake caused some panic. People left their homes as furniture rocked.

 

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