Earthquake Jolts Romania’s Vrancea, Tremor Felt in Bulgaria’s Ruse

Society » INCIDENTS | March 29, 2015, Sunday // 12:18
Bulgaria: Earthquake Jolts Romania’s Vrancea, Tremor Felt in Bulgaria’s Ruse

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale has been registered in Romania’s Vrancea region early on Sunday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.

The tremor, with an epicenter 135 km. north of Romania’s capital Bucharest, was also felt on the upper floors of high buildings in Bulgaria’s Danube city of Ruse.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 141 km at 02:44 a.m. on Sunday.

There have been no reports of damage to infrastructure or injuries to people in Romania and Bulgaria following the earthquake.

 

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