Light Earthquake Registered in SW Bulgaria

Society » ENVIRONMENT | February 25, 2013, Monday // 08:34
Light Earthquake Registered in SW Bulgaria: Light Earthquake Registered in SW Bulgaria The epicenter of the latest earthquake in Bulgaria is located near the town of Dupnitsa in southwestern Bulgaria. File photo

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.1 points on the Richter scale has been registered in southwestern Bulgaria Sunday evening.

According to the Geophysics Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BAS, the quake had an epicenter with a depth of 25 km, located near the southwestern town of Dupnitsa.

The tremor was registered at 21:14 pm. There are no reports of casualties or damage. The shock was not felt by local residents.

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Tags: Geophysics Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Richter scale, aftershocks, quake, Bulgaria, Earthquake, epicenter, Dupnitsa

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