Mild Quake Shakes Southwestern Bulgaria

Society » ENVIRONMENT | September 21, 2011, Wednesday // 13:48
Bulgaria: Mild Quake Shakes Southwestern Bulgaria Photo by BGNES

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.3 on the Richter scale struck about 160 kilometers southwest of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, on the territory of the country.

The tremor was felt in the town of Petrich about 10 am. The epicenter has been registered twenty kilometers east of the town.

There were no immediate reports of casualties and damages.

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