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A minor earthquake registered in Southeast Bulgaria

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This morning an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale was registered on the territory of Bulgaria. According to the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the quake occurred at 10:15 and had its epicenter 210 km from Sofia, northeast of Dimitrovgrad. It was felt in the area of Dimitrovgrad, Haskovo and Stara Zagora. It was followed by two weaker tremors of magnitude 2.8 and 2.2.



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