Three Quakes in Two Hours Register in Bulgaria Plovdiv

Society | July 27, 2009, Monday // 14:57
Bulgaria Three Quakes in Two Hours Register in Bulgaria Plovdiv: Three Quakes in Two Hours Register in Bulgaria Plovdiv The latest of the the three has been registered at 1.44 pm and had a magnitude of 3,2 on the Richter scale, Darik Radio reported.

A total of three quakes have been register Monday in a period of just two hours in the region of Bulgaria's second biggest city of Plovdiv.

The latest of the the three has been registered at 1.44 pm and had a magnitude of 3,2 on the Richter scale, Darik Radio reported.

The epicenter has been the same as the previous two - 150 kilometers South-East from the capital Sofia.

After the first tremor which occurred shortly before noon, the second one was significantly weaker, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences reported.

The first shake had a magnitude of 3,5 on the Richter scale, and was felt most intensely around the town of Sadovo in South-Eastern Bulgaria.

According to the State Directorate "Civil Defense", the epicenter of the earthquake was at a 140 kilometers at South-Eastern direction from the capital Sofia.

About a week ago a 3,6 on Richter shake was registered in Plovdiv, Smolyan and Kardzhali. The epicenter was then at 180 kilometers from Sofia at the same direction.

 

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