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Earthquake with a Force 6.1 Shook the Pacific Coast of Mexico

Published by Novinite on Sat, 06/30/2018 - 11:53

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has shook the Pacific coast of Mexico today, Reuters reported, citing the Geophysical Institute of the United States.

The epicenter of the earthquake was 88 km west-southwest of the city of Sioultlan, the state of Halisco. According to the US Institute, the earthquake has reached a depth of 10 km.

A 2.1 Earthquake on the Richter Scale was Registered in Plovdiv

Published by Novinite on Wed, 02/07/2018 - 09:18

A 2.1  earthquake on the Richter scale was registered on the territory of Bulgaria, near Plovdiv, BGNES reported.

The earthquake occurred at 8:16 am this morning with an epicenter in the city of Plovdiv, with a depth of 20 km, the Geophysical Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences said. There is no evidence of material damage

2.8-Magnitude Earthquake Registered near Bulgaria's Samokov

Published by Novinite on Thu, 03/19/2015 - 19:19

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.

Two Minor Earthquakes in Southern Bulgaria

Published by Novinite on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 10:42

A 3.2-strong earthquake was registered in the south of Bulgaria early on Thursday, the European Seismological Center announced.

Its epicenter was 29 km west of the southwestern town of Smolyan and at a depth of 2 km, though the Geophysical Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences places it west of Trigrad, a town near Smolyan.