2.8-Magnitude Earthquake Registered near Bulgaria’s Samokov

A 2.8-magnitude earthquake was registered in western Bulgaria Thursday evening, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

The earthquake was registered at 6:56 p.m. on Thursday, with an epicenter located 20km south of Samokov, 35km northeast of Blagoevgrad, and 61km south of Sofia, at a depth of 2km.

The Geophysical Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) registered an earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale with an epicenter located in the Rila Mountain, southwest of Musala peak, and west of the Beli Iskar dam, at a depth of 0km.

There were no immediate reports of injury or material damage.

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