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5.6 magnitude quake shakes Bulgaria's capital [May 22, 2012] SOFIA, Bulgaria ? The U.S. Geological Survey says a moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 struck near the Bulgarian capital of Sofia early Tuesday. There are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. [via YahooNews] More >>

Moderate 5.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Bulgaria near capital Sofia [May 22, 2012] SOFIA, Bulgaria - The U.S. Geological Survey says a moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 struck near the Bulgarian capital of Sofia early Tuesday. There are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rattled by 3 Earthquakes in 15 Minutes [Jun 24, 2011] Three mild earthquakes were felt in Bulgaria Friday night within just a quarter of an hour. The epicenters of all three earthquakes were in Southeastern Bulgaria near the city of Haskovo. The first earthquake was registered at 8:32 pm local time, it had a magnitude of 2.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ahead of the Game in Stress-Testing Kozloduy NPP [Mar 26, 2011] Bulgaria has already started stress tests of its nuclear power plant in Kozloduy ? and has been commended by the European Council for that, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announced in Brussels Friday. He made it clear that his government wanted to move fast on carrying out stress-tests ? which were required by the EU for all nuclear power plants in the Union after the devastating 9.0-magnitude ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Light Earthquake Felt in Bulgaria's Sliven (Novinite.com) [Mar 29, 2010] A light earthquake of 2.6 magnitude on the Richter scale was registered Monday afternoon in Bulgaria's southern city of Sliven. The information was reported by the Geophysics Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. [via YahooNews] More >>

Light Earthquake Registered in Southwestern Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Mar 13, 2010] A light earthquake was registered in southwestern Bulgaria Saturday morning, the Seismology Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences reports. The epicenter is 220 km southwest of Sofia, not on Bulgaria territory. It happened at 3:30 am with a 3.5 magnitude on the Richter scale. [via YahooNews] More >>