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A Small Earthquake Was Felt In Razlog and Belitsa
An earthquake with magnitude 2.7 on the Richter scale was registered on the territory of Bulgaria in the Blagoevgrad region earlier this morning. The earthquake was felt at 9:15 am this morning with an epicenter 7 km east of Belitsa, 46 km east of Blagoevgrad and 88 km south of Sofia, with a depth of 19 km, specified from the Euro-Mediterranean seismological center.
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Weak Earthquake was Recorded near Sofia
A low magnitude earthquake of 2.6 at the Richter scale was registered at 16.08 hours, according to the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
The trench was 16.6 km deep.
Its epicenter was 22 km from Sofia, between the villages of Zheleznitsa and Plana.
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Lesvos rattled by moderate tremor
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Lesvos on Monday night was felt around the island, Greek media reported.
According to the revised Athens Geodynamic Institute (AGI), the tremor's epicenter was located at the area of Lepetymnos in the northern part of the island, west of the villages Kapi and Kleio, at a depth of 17 kilometres.
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Mild Earthquake on the Border with Northern Macedonia
An earthquake of magnitude 2.5 on the Richter scale is registered on the territory of Bulgaria, near the border with northern Macedonia.
The earthquake was felt at 0:25 am tonight with an epicenter 10 kilometers east of Delchevo, northern Macedonia and 90 kilometers southwest of Sofia, with a depth of 10 kilometers.
There is no evidence of material damage.
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.
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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.
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Moderate quakes jolt Karpathos
Two moderate quakes, measuring 4.5 and 3.8 on the Richter scale, struck in the southern eastern Aegean shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon.
The tremors were mostly felt on the island of Karpathos and Rhodes.
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Quake, 5.3 Richter, hits off east coast of Rhodes
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook the southeastern Aegean on Thursday afternoon, and especially the island of Rhodes.
The Geodynamic Institute put the 4.30 p.m. tremor's epicenter some 47 miles off the island's east coast.
There were no reports of injuries or damage.
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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.
Two Strong Earthquakes Were Recorded Today in the Ionian Sea
Two earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.8 and 5.1 on the Richter were recorded today in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Greece, TASS reported, referring to the Euro-Mediterranean seismological center. The quakes are registered 275 kilometers west of Athens. and they reached a depth of 10 kilometers.
There is no information about injured people and there is no threat of tsunami.