According to the latest data of the European Seismological Center, the magnitude of the earthquake from 20:24 this evening near Plovdiv was 4.3 on the scale of Richter!
According to the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography, its depth is 5.0 kilometers, reports Plovdiv24.bg.
Its epicenter is 15 kilometers southeast of Plovdiv and 4 kilometers north of Asenovgrad!
Plovdiv residents have felt it both on the high and low floors. At the moment, there are no reports of serious material damage.
Eyewitness accounts from Haskovo indicate that the tremor lasted about 10 seconds and was quite strong. Some of the city's residents say that first there was a sensation of falling, and then of swaying.
In Dimitrovgrad, the high floors also felt the earthquake, indicating that there was a shaking of lighting fixtures. In the area of the epicenter, people also reported a loud sound.