Moderate Earthquake in Turkey Felt in Bulgaria

Politics | October 24, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgarians at the seaside have felt a strong earthquake that shook the country's neighboring Turkey in the afternoon. The epicenter of the 5.3-magnitude quake was some 520 kilometers southeast of Sofia, Darik News reported. People located at the top floors of high buildings in the seaside Burgas felt a light rattle, the Bulgarian Academy of Science has revealed. There is no information on victims or material damage in Bulgaria or its neighbor.

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