Light Earthquake Registered in SW Bulgaria

Environment | November 5, 2012, Monday // 11:17|  views

The epicenter of the latest earthquake in Bulgaria is located 1 km northeast of the town of Gotse Delchev in the Blagoevgrad region. File photo

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.5 points on the Richter scale has been registered in southwestern Bulgaria Monday, in the first hours of the new week.

According to the European Seismology Center, the quake had an epicenter with a depth of 5 km. The epicenter is located 1 km northeast of the town of Gotse Delchev in the Blagoevgrad region, and 128 km southwest from the capital Sofia.

There are no reports of casualties or damage. The shock was not felt by local residents.

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Tags: epicenter, Earthquake, Bulgaria, quake, aftershocks, Richter scale, Gotse Delchev

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