Earthquake Aftershocks Wake Sofia

Society | November 16, 2008, Sunday // 00:00
Earthquake Aftershocks Wake Sofia: Earthquake Aftershocks Wake Sofia A light earthquake measuring 3,5 on the Richter scale woke the people living in Sofia Sunday morning at 7:03am.

A light earthquake measuring 3,5 on the Richter scale woke the people living in Sofia Sunday morning at 7:03am, hours after a relatively strong quake send many out on the streets scared by the shaking.

According to Geophysics Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, light aftershocks can be expected in the following days but there are no reasons for panic.

The magnitude 4 earthquake Saturday evening was felt everywhere in the city, especially on the highest floors of apartment buildings and in the southern districts of the capital where the epicenter was.

Sofia is one the regions in Bulgaria most prone to earthquakes, scientists say. According to the law, building in Sofia must be built in order to withstand magnitude 9 quake. Some experts however say that many of the buildings in the city would collapse in a magnitude 7 earthquake.

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