Earthquakes

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 has been felt in Greece, according to reports.

Reports said the epicenter was 400 kilometers (185 miles) north-northeast of Athens, southwest of Samothrace island, and was 10 kilometers deep.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

A 2.4 Richter scale earthquake was registered in the Sofia region on Friday night. 

The epicenter was around 59 km south of Sofia, near the town of Samokov. 

The quake caused no damages and no one was injured.

Earlier on Friday a 2.7 earthquake was registered 15 km from Sofia and on Thursday – a 2.9 Richter scale in the Rila mountains.

A 2.7 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale was registered in the region of Sofia.

The quake happened at 4:07 AM local time, with an epicenter 15km from the capital. There are no reports of damages or injuries.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - A 2.9-Richter degree earthquake was registered at 4.46 a.m. on Thursday in the Kosovska Mitrovica area, the Serbian Seismological Institute reported on its website.

The intensity in the epicentre of the earthquake is estimated to have been four degrees on the Mercalli scale.

Two moderate earthquakes hit region

BELGRADE -- A 4.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Slovenia at 10:48 CET on Tuesday, and was, according to reports, also felt in neighboring Croatia.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was at the depth of 12.4 kilometers, located some 52 kilometers southwest of the capital Ljubljana.

A powerful earthquake has hit Mexico City, shaking buildings for at least 30 seconds and causing widespread panic.

A magnitude 7.2 quake was registered at a depth of 24km in the western state of Guerrero, near the seaside resort of Acapulco, according to the US Geological Survey.

A 3.1-magnitude earthquake was reported in western Bulgaria on Friday morning.

The quake struck at 6.41 am, its epicenter was 60km south of Sofia and 16km south of Samokov and its depth was 2km, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre, as cited by Sega daily.

An earthquake with a 6.2 magnitude has rocked Chile's northern coastline, but no damage has been reported.

No tsunami warning is to be issued for now, Al Jazeera has reported.

Earlier this week, a 6.7-magnitude earthquake shook Chile’s northern Pacific shore on Sunday, causing the evacuation of more than 100,000 people.