Eight earthquakes registered in Bulgaria overnight
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Pastor Dale Morgan
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Eight earthquakes registered in Bulgaria overnight
08 February 2011 | 08:19 | FOCUS News Agency
Six earthquakes have been registered in Southwest Bulgaria overnight.
Two minor earthquakes have been registered in the district of Petrich (Southwest Bulgaria) overnight, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre reports.
The first jolt occurred at 00:25 a.m. and was of magnitude 2.5 on the Richter Scale, while the second – at 01.10 a.m. with magnitude 2 on the Richter Scale.
At 12:39 p.m. a 3-magnitude tremor was recorded 10 km northwest of the Bulgarian town of Petrich.
At 12:43 p.m. a 2-magnitude quake occurred 15 km northwest of the town of Petrich and 97 km north of the Greek city of Thessaloniki. The tremor was at a depth of 1 km.
A 3,3-magnitude earthquake was registered in Southwestern Bulgaria at 6:22 p.m. Its epicenter was 9 km southwest of the Bulgarian town of Sandanski and 98 km north of the Greek city of Thessaloniki. The tremor occurred at a depth of 1 km.
The tremor was felt in the southwestern town of Petrich and the villages of Karnalovo, Parvomay and Mikrevo. It occurred at a depth of 10-15 km.
According to seismologists this is not an aftershock of the 3,1-magnitude quake recorded earlier today, but they expect aftershocks from now on.
The Bulgarian region where today’s quakes were registered is seismic, National Institute for Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences told FOCUS News Agency.
According to experts the entire Balkan region is highly seismic.
The depth of today’s quakes was about 10-15 km, which classifies them as shallow. However, it is difficult to say the exact depth, say experts.
Shallow quakes usually cause more damages, but it is hard to say whether they are more dangerous, seismologists add.
Eight earthquakes registered in Bulgaria overnight
08 February 2011 | 08:19 | FOCUS News Agency
Six earthquakes have been registered in Southwest Bulgaria overnight.
Two minor earthquakes have been registered in the district of Petrich (Southwest Bulgaria) overnight, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre reports.
The first jolt occurred at 00:25 a.m. and was of magnitude 2.5 on the Richter Scale, while the second – at 01.10 a.m. with magnitude 2 on the Richter Scale.
At 12:39 p.m. a 3-magnitude tremor was recorded 10 km northwest of the Bulgarian town of Petrich.
At 12:43 p.m. a 2-magnitude quake occurred 15 km northwest of the town of Petrich and 97 km north of the Greek city of Thessaloniki. The tremor was at a depth of 1 km.
A 3,3-magnitude earthquake was registered in Southwestern Bulgaria at 6:22 p.m. Its epicenter was 9 km southwest of the Bulgarian town of Sandanski and 98 km north of the Greek city of Thessaloniki. The tremor occurred at a depth of 1 km.
The tremor was felt in the southwestern town of Petrich and the villages of Karnalovo, Parvomay and Mikrevo. It occurred at a depth of 10-15 km.
According to seismologists this is not an aftershock of the 3,1-magnitude quake recorded earlier today, but they expect aftershocks from now on.
The Bulgarian region where today’s quakes were registered is seismic, National Institute for Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences told FOCUS News Agency.
According to experts the entire Balkan region is highly seismic.
The depth of today’s quakes was about 10-15 km, which classifies them as shallow. However, it is difficult to say the exact depth, say experts.
Shallow quakes usually cause more damages, but it is hard to say whether they are more dangerous, seismologists add.
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