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Earthquake scares Bulgaria's Russe

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An earthquake with epicenter in Romania scared people living in the city of Russe and across northeastern Bulgaria early in the morning. The epicenter was in the Eastern Carpathians and more specifically in the notorious seismic zone of Vrancea. The National Institute of Geophysics of Romania reported that the earthquake was of magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale. The tremor was also felt in Ukraine and Moldova.

In Bulgaria's Russe a number of people spent the night in their cars. Citizens still remember the devastating Vrancea earthquake of March 1977 that killed many and destroyed buildings in the Danubean city.



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