New Minor Earthquake in Southeast Bulgaria

Society » ENVIRONMENT | June 30, 2011, Thursday // 20:17
Bulgaria: New Minor Earthquake in Southeast Bulgaria Photo from BGNES

A new light earthquake has been detected in Southeastern Bulgaria, after three minor quakes rattled the region within 15 minutes three days ago.

The epicenter of the earthquake which hit at 6:26 pm on Thursday was located 250 southeast of Sofia, in the Yambol Municipality, where it was felt by some residents.

The earthquake had a magnitude of 2.5 on the Richter scale, according to the Seismology Center of the Geophysical Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. There are no reports of damages or injuries.

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