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Bulgaria Not Eligible for EU Aid after Strong Quake - Commish [May 23, 2012] Bulgaria can hardly hope for financial assistance from the European Union Solidarity Fund in the wake of the strong quake that rattled on Tuesday the capital and the region. "The European Union Solidarity Fund provides assistance only to member states, striken by major natural disasters. A natural disaster is considered as 'major' if it results in damage on the State's territory estimated either ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Strong earthquake rocks Bulgaria [May 22, 2012] Bulgaria's Seismological Institute says a strong 5.8 quake jolted the town, no casualties or damage so far. [via YahooNews] More >>

Strong 5.8 quake rocks Bulgaria [May 22, 2012] Bulgaria's Seismological Institute says a strong 5.8 quake jolted the town, no casualties or damage so far. [via YahooNews] More >>

Strong 5.8 quake rocks Bulgaria [May 22, 2012] Bulgaria's Seismological Institute says a strong 5.8 quake jolted the town, no casualties or damage so far. [via YahooNews] More >>

Strong earthquake rocks Bulgaria [May 22, 2012] Bulgaria's Seismological Institute says a strong 5.8 quake jolted the town, no casualties or damage so far. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Japanese Embassy Returns to Tokyo [Apr 21, 2011] Bulgaria's Japanese Embassy returned to Tokyo on Thursday, after having been temporarily evacuated on March 22. The Bulgarian Embassy, which has four employees, was temporarily moved from Tokyo to Fukuoka, about 1 000 kilometers south of the capital. The decision was made over the increased levels of radiation in Tokyo from the quake-stricken Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Faces No Radiation Risk after Japan Blast - Expert [Mar 15, 2011] Bulgarian scientists have tried to assuage fears that radiation winds could reach the country after Japan nuclear plant blasts, ruling out the very possibility of such a scenario. "Talk that Bulgaria may be affected by radiation waves following the explosions at the Japanese quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is just absurd," Valeri Spiridonov, deputy head of the National Institute ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Registers Two Weak Earthquakes [Dec 28, 2010] Two weak earthquakes were felt in Bulgaria Monday overnight, causing no damages. A 2-degree Richter quake was registered 117 km south of capital Sofia little before 1 am. [via YahooNews] More >>

Light Quake Shakes South Western Bulgaria [Apr 09, 2010] A 2,3 magnitude earthquake was registered Friday morning in South Western Bulgaria . The European Seismological Centre reported that the quake shook the area at 09:44 am. [via YahooNews] More >>

Light Quake Shakes Antonovo in North Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Mar 16, 2010] A 2,8 magnitude earthquake was registered Tuesday morning in North Central Bulgaria with its epicenter South of the Danube city of Ruse. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported that the quake shook the area at 07:25 Tuesday morning. [via YahooNews] More >>

Light Quake Shakes Bulgaria's Blagoevgrad Region (Novinite.com) [Feb 12, 2010] An earthquake measuring 2,5 on the Richter scale was registered near Blagoevgrad in South West Bulgaria on Friday morning. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported that the epicenter of the quake was 14 km south east of Blagoevgrad and was felt at 08:30 Friday morning. [via YahooNews] More >>