2.1 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded near Sofia

Society » ENVIRONMENT | December 11, 2012, Tuesday // 10:12
Bulgaria: 2.1 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded near Sofia A light earthquake measuring 2.1 on the Richter scale was registered in the small hours of Tuesday near Sofia. File photo

A light earthquake measuring 2.1 on the Richter scale was registered in the small hours of Tuesday near Sofia.

According to data of the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy, and Geography at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), as cited by Sega daily, the jolt was registered at 2.25 a.m.

The epicenter of the quake was 36 km southeast of Sofia and it occurred at a depth of 10 km.

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Tags: Earthquake, Richter scale, Bulgarian Academies of Sciences, BAS

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