Light Earthquake Registered in SW Bulgaria

Society » ENVIRONMENT | October 20, 2013, Sunday // 19:06
Bulgaria: Light Earthquake Registered in SW Bulgaria File photo

A 2.1-magnitude on the Richter scale earthquake has been registered north of the Bulgarian town of Yakoruda in the Blagoevgrad region.

The Geophysical Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) reports the jolt had been registered at around 8:27 am Sunday morning.

The epicenter was 76 km south of the capital Sofia at a depth of 2 kilometers.

No injuries or material damage have been reported.

The tremor has not been felt by locals.


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Tags: Earthquake, Richter scale, Earthquake, Yakoruda, Blagoevgrad region, Geophysical Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BAS

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