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String of mild earthquakes hits Bulgaria

Sofia echo Wed, Oct 28 2009

A series of mild earthquakes were felt in Bulgaria, starting at 12.21pm on October 28 2009, Bulgarian news agency BTA said.

Scientists from the Seismological Center and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Institute of Geophysics triangulated the tremor at about 245km south-east of the capital city, Sofia.

The earthquake was 3.2 on the Richter scale, near Toundja municipality in the Yambol region, the Civil Protection National Service said.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) confirmed that a 3.1-magnitude tremor epicentred 57km south-east of the town of Stara Zagora, was felt, causing no damage or injuries.

The follow-up to the tremor was slightly stronger, 3.2-magnitude, pinpointed at 10km underground, this time 54 km south-east of Stara Zagora.

The last jolt was a mild 2.8-magnitude at 1pm about 57km north-west of the Turkish city of Edirne, and 26km west of the Bulgarian town of Elhovo,

According to initial reports, there were no casualties from the tremors. There are also no reports of residential structural damage or damage to infrastructure.

[size=75:cdtxwhmk]novinite February 12, 2010

Light Quake Shakes Bulgaria's Blagoevgrad Region

An earthquake measuring 2,5 on the Richter scale was registered near Blagoevgrad in South West Bulgaria on Friday morning.

The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported that the epicenter of the quake was 14 km south east of Blagoevgrad and was felt at 08:30 Friday morning.

There have been no reports of injuries or material damage.

[size=75:1okmq1s0]novinite 13 March 2010

Light Earthquake Registered in Southwestern Bulgaria

A light earthquake was registered in southwestern Bulgaria Saturday morning, the Seismology Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences reports.

The epicenter is 220 km southwest of Sofia, not on Bulgaria territory. It happened at 3:30 am with a 3.5 magnitude on the Richter scale.

The quake was not felt in Bulgaria and there are no reports of fatalities and material damage, Bulgaria's Civil Defense says.

Another one! Blyme I am being to wonder with all these earthquakes if our place will still be standing when we go over later in the year

Oddy

[size=75:1x2n2g01]Focus news 29 March 2010

2,7-magnitude earthquake registered close to Bulgaria’s Sliven


A 2,7-magnitude earthquake was registered in Bulgaria on Monday at 3:49 p.m., the European Mediterranean Siesmological Center says on its website.
The epicenter of the quake was 6 km northwest of Sliven, 63 km northwest of Stara Zagora. It was recorded at a depth of 30 km.
Readers in the southern city of Sliven said they had felt the tremor slightly.

Golly Gosh!!! wonder if our old house has been knocked down Wouldn't take much to knock it over Especially since it was looted

Oddy

[size=75:1vnjugb9]Focus 7 April;
2010

2,1-magnitude earthquake registered in Southwestern Bulgaria on Wednesday

A 2,1-magnitude earthquake was registered seven kilometers west of Petrich at a depth of two meters, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center says on its website.
The tremor was recorded on Wednesday at 6:37 a.m.

[size=85:mcoqn8vs]novinite 29 April 2010

3.5 Magnitude Earthquake Registered in South Bulgaria

An earthquake with a 3.5 magnitude has been registered 110km to the south of the Bulgarian capital, reports BTA.

The information was released by the seismologist on duty at the Geophysical Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAN).

The quake was registered at 5.15 pm Bulgarian time in the vicinity of the Bulgarian town of Gotse Delchev and the villages of Sarnitsa and Satovcha (to the south of the capital Sofia).

BAN experts explain that other, smaller quakes, may occur.

It looks to me like the world is not a happy bunny ? but then lets not forget that we treat it very badly most of the time

[size=55:igo63l9h]novinite 08 August 2010

2 Earthquakes Registered in Bulgaria

Two earthquakes have been registered 240 km south from the Bulgarian capital Sofia, the Bulgarian National Radio has reported.

According to the Seismological Center to the Geophysical Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, at 12 pm on Sunday was registered an earthquake with an epicenter of about 240 km south from Sofia, outside Bulgaria’s territory.

The earthquake had a magnitude of 4,6 and has been felt on Bulgarian territory. However, there has not been any information about victims or damages.

Shortly after that, at 12:15 pm, a second earthquake was registered. It had the same epicenter and its magnitude was 4,8.

Wow!!!!!!! 2 in one day thanks goodness nobody was hurt.

Oddy

[size=55:1v2up1vx]novinite 18 August 2010

Light Earthquake Registered in Southern Bulgaria

A light earthquake with a 2.8 magnitude on the Richter scale was registered on the territory of Bulgaria Monday morning.

The European Seismological Center informs that the earthquake struck at 6:34 am. The epicenter is 7 km from Bulgaria’s southern city of Blagoevgrad.

There no reports of injuries and material damage.

[size=55:kb1d4urv]novinite 21 August 2010

2 Earthquakes Felt in Bulgaria

Two earthquakes have been registered in southern Bulgaria early Saturday, the Seismological Center to the Geophysical Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences reports.

The first tremor, with a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale was registered at 5:34 am in the Yambol Region. The area is known for its high seismologic activity, but shocks are usually light because the epicenters are close to the surface.

The Civil Defense reports no injuries and material damage.

Shortly after that, at 5:44 am, a second, 25-km-deep earthquake was registered in Bulgaria. The epicenter was 77 km northwest of the Black Sea city of Burgas, and 28 km northeast of the southern city of Sliven, the site of the European Mediterranean Seismological Center informs. The magnitude of the second shock was 2.6 on the Richter scale.

Golly gosh!! that must be about 6 earthquakes this year alone in Bulgaria

Oddy

[size=55:15vv7ci7]novinite 23 August 2010

Light Earthquake Felt in Southern Bulgaria

A light earthquake was registered in southern Bulgaria early Monday, the Seismological Center of the Geophysical Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences reports.

The epicenter is in the Aegean Sea, on the border between Greece and Turkey, some 330 km east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia.

The 4-point magnitude on the Richter scale shock was felt around 7:22 am in the area of the southern city of Kardzhali and the town of Krumovgrad.

Bulgaria has seen increased seismologic activity lately, but there have been no reports of injuries or material damage, including the Monday tremor.

[size=55:3350h420]novinite 27 August 2010

Earthquake in Bulgaria Capital Rattles Homes and Nerves



Though it ranked low on the Richter scale, the 2.8 magnitude earthquake that shook Bulgaria's capital Sofia on Friday threw many people into panic.

According to the Richter scale, earthquakes with a magnitude of 3.5 or less are generally not felt, but that was not the case here due to the shallow and close epicenter.

Initially many people heard rumors of an explosion, but those were quickly dispelled.

Some residents, living or working in the central districts, described the sound from the quake as similar to thunder.

"
We heard this loud bang and my entire desk shook,"
they said.

A resident, being at the station at that time, reported the quake resembled a hit wave and thought it might be due to the passing trains.

The tremor was reported to have been felt strongest in downtown Sofia, however police departments reported no calls from residents about it.

According to Emil Botev, the seismologist on duty at the Geophysics Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the earthquake was a micro one and it could not even be put in the category of weak earthquakes with a magnitude below 3 on the Richter scale.

“The earthquake was felt immediately below the feet of the Sofia citizens because the epicenter was located slightly south-east of the capital. It was felt strongly in the eastern and central part of the city and the maximum possible degree of impact has been 3 or 4,” Botev said.

The seismologist has added that a 30 times stronger earthquake shook Sofia on November 15, 2008.