Mechanics
Mild Earthquake near Blagoevgrad
An earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale was registered on the territory of Bulgaria, near Blagoevgrad.
The quake was felt at 02:27 am this night with an epicenter 13 km east of Blagoevgrad and 80 km south of Sofia, with a depth of 2 km.
There is no evidence of material damage.
- Read more about Mild Earthquake near Blagoevgrad
- Log in to post comments
Earthquake Measuring 4.9 Shakes France
The epicentre of the earthquake was about 5 km from Montendre in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
An earthquake measuring 4.9 magnitude on the Richter scale was registered in France at about 11:00 local time.
From a Euro-Mediterranean seismic center reported that the epicenter of the earthquake is located 59 km from Bordeaux and is at a depth of 2 km.
- Read more about Earthquake Measuring 4.9 Shakes France
- Log in to post comments
Slight Earthquake is Recorded in the Black Sea
An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale is registered in the Black Sea, the European Seismological Center reported. Initial data was for magnitude 2.5 at Richter.
- Read more about Slight Earthquake is Recorded in the Black Sea
- Log in to post comments
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In Vrancea Seismic Area
The quake was initially marked as a 4.3 magnitude, but was later revised to 4.2
According to INFP, the seism was recorded at 13.36, with its epicenter in Vrancea county, in southeastern Romania, at a depth of 150 km.
The Vrancea area is known for its frequent seismic activity.
Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Strikes near Tarauaca, Brazil
The United States Geological Survey reports a preliminary magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near Tarauaca, Brazil on Saturday.
The quake hit at 2:25 PM local time at a depth of 575 kilometers.
Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Hits Venezuela
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook Venezuela on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The quake was recorded shortly before 5 a.m. about 2 miles northeast of San Diego, Venezuela, and had a depth of about 6 miles, according to the USGS.
The agency first reported the magnitude of the quake as 5.6, but later adjusted the magnitude to 5.5.
- Read more about Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Hits Venezuela
- Log in to post comments
"If you don't like me, pick another, but only in elections"
"When the people in elections say that they want someone else, be my guest, do it. And I will not change my policy under pressure... If you don't like me, choose someone else. but in elections," Vucic said in Trstenik on Thursday, after the opening of a Amphenol Automotive Technology plant.
4.2-magnitude quake rattles Zakynthos
A new tremor was recorded early Thursday morning in the Ionian Sea, as seismic activity in the area continues following the 6.4-magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast of the island of Zakynthos on October 26.
- Read more about 4.2-magnitude quake rattles Zakynthos
- Log in to post comments
3.8-magnitude tremor shakes central Greece
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake rattled the region of Boeotia in central Greece on Monday and was also felt in Athens.
According to a preliminary reading of the Institute of Geodynamics, the tremor struck 17 km southeast of the town of Thiva and at a depth of 5 km.
No damages or injuries were immediately reported.
- Read more about 3.8-magnitude tremor shakes central Greece
- Log in to post comments
More than 700 Injured in the Powerful Earthquake in Iran
The number of people injured in a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck western Iran near the border with Iraq has risen to more than 700, state media report, quotes Radio Free Europe.
No fatalities were reported yet from the November 25 quake, which occurred in the same area where a quake a year earlier killed more than 600 and injured more than 9,000 others.