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2012-07-14 ML 4.5 BULGARIA

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Magnitude	ML 4.5
Region	BULGARIA
Date time	2012-07-14 12:52:07.0 UTC
Location	42.61 N ; 23.08 E
Depth	5 km
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Witness location : Pernik (Bulgaria) (4 km W from epicenter)

It was short but still strong vertical shaking. Small damages on some of the walls in my apartment - several cracks, but nothing serious.

Witness location : Pernik (Bulgaria) (4 km W from epicenter)

It lasts at least 10-15 seconds before it fully stops. I felt it as strong shaking. I think that all my neighbors are outside now. I didn't heard any sound before that.

Witness location : Pernik (Bulgaria) (4 km W from epicenter)

Не се чу звук, но раздруса доста силно, първоначално вертикално, а след това се усети и хоризонтално. Вратите на секциите се отвориха и от там изпадаха книги.

Witness location : Pernik (Bulgaria) (4 km W from epicenter)

It was very strong!

Witness location : Pernik (Bulgaria) (4 km W from epicenter)

Трусът беше кратък, около 4-5 сек. Звукът беше глух подземен тътен и нямаше нищо общо с предишните. Впечатли ме котката, която лежеше на един пластмасов стол на двора и не беше реагирала по никакъв начин. Когато излязохме беше изключително  спокойна.

Witness location : Pernik (Bulgaria) (4 km W from epicenter)

My comment is that you are not giving the correct figure-it was 4.5 Richter scale. Even the first which happened on May 22 was 5.9 or above 6, but you wrote 5.6. We felt it and we know better. It was terrible-the sound, the light, the shaking and there were a lot of broken chimneys,roofs and wall cracks.

Witness location : Pernik (Bulgaria) (4 km W from epicenter)

Мебелите се удряха в стените.Блока бучеше и трепереше

Witness location : Pernik (Bulgaria) (4 km W from epicenter)

purely vertical

Witness location : Pernik (Bulgaria) (4 km W from epicenter)

Why changed the magnitute from 4,5 to 3,9? Its not correctly because was 4,5 !

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

I felt it as gently rocking, I heard a slight crack on the floor and walls.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Meine Katze war dieses Mal vor dem Beben sehr ruhig.
Beim Erdbeben im Mai zeigte die Katzte etwa 3 Minuten vor dem Beben grosse Unruhe und gab ungewoehliche Rufe von sich.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Аз съм на 4ти етаж и го усетих доста силно,но има хора от по-горните етажи,които не са го усетили.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

еднократен, доста силен вероятно вертикален трус, придружен от бучене

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Усетено е от хора в сгради и на по-високите етажи. На открито не беше усетено. Хората, които са го усетили го описват, като кратко, вертикално, средно силно.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Very short quake!!!

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Не сме в рисков сеизмичен район, затова всяко усетено от мен земетресение ме докарва до паника. Опитвам се да запазя спокойствие, но не успявам.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

This quake came after stromg quake on 22-th may and everybody is little bit nervous.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

The motion was extremely unusual. I cannot describe similar states throughout my life.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

I came to check the data on the site because I barely felt the earthquake... on the 19th floor! I felt it only because I was standing on my balcony leaned on the wall, but the media here exaggerates its significance. 

The only strange thing is that in the half hour after there was bare trembling that lasted unusually long.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Ято гълъби, които бяха на корниза на сградата, литнаха. После накацаха по тревата, но дълго стояха напрегнати, с опънати шийки, и се ослушваха.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Definitely felt more like 4.5 than 3.9. BTW, USGS says 4.6 and BAS - 4.4. I think you were right with the 4.5 you gave initially.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

just vertical movemnet, with small wall cracks

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Керемидите на къщата тракаха(дрънчаха)

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

vПри трусът на 22-ри Май и вие в emsc и американските ви колеги от usgs бяхте единодушни ,че земетресението е 5.6Р.,което доказва и липсата на сериозни разрушения.Сега те обачесочат 4.6Р.,БАН-4.5Р.,а вие го занижихте.Каква е степента.Смятаме,че е 4.5Р..И още нещо.При земетресението от 29-ти Май,което също усетихме за около 4.5Р.,чухме и бученето,вашите американски колеги отново го дадоха 4.5Р.,а вие 3.8Р.-3.7Р.Защо е това разминаване напоследък,което не сме наблюдавали преди,тъй като от България редовно следим информацията в Сайта ви и разчитаме много на нея.


In the quake of May 22 - emsc you and your colleagues in the U.S. - usgs - were unanimous that the earthquake is 5.6R., Which proves the absence of serious damage.Now they are measuring 4.6R., BAS-4.5R. And you lowered it to 3.9R.Why? We don't think here it is correct.The earthquake on May 29, also felt about 4.5R., and we again heard the roaring, your American colleagues again gave 4.5R., and you measured it only 3.8R.-3.7R.Why is it lately is this discrepancy that we have not observed before, since Bulgaria regularly monitor information on your site and rely heavily on it.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

It was a few seconds, start with low shake but in the end i feel one more strong wave.
Affter the eartquake from May, i feal a little upset.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

първо се чу нещо като силно трополене или търкаляне на нещо тежко. Чисто вртикален трус - нищо не се разлюла.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

I heard a strong roar 2-3 seconds, then a boom, like an explosion. The tremor itself was very short. I could count for shake moves and that was all. Five seconds later I went in the house and looked at the chandelier - it was not moving.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Спях следобедна дрямка....Изклати яко,разтракаха се мебелите и поклати около 8-10сек. още!

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

много кратък отчетлив трус, 2усетих го приблизително в посока изток-запад

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

I didn't hear any sound because the windows were closed but felt very unpleasant feeling in my stomach as if squeezed

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

it seems like it is not done yet?! i still feel tremours, now and then....

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

on 7th floor in western sofia, it was felt as few quick shakes in east-west direction, all was over in about 4 secs

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Two minutes before the quake there were interruptions in FM radio transmissions.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Shaking my bed for 2 seconds

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Felt strong but short.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

The earthquake was about 4-5 seconds.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Беше точно тип люлка. И за много кратко. Бях се излегнал на дивана в хола и гледах телевизия. Бях задремал, но определено ме люшна. Посоката беше Запад-Изток. Но разликата с това което беше на 20ти., е огромна а е само с 1.5 по Рихтер по-силно. Може би влиание има и продължителността.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

It wasn't frightening or serious, just a mere shake for a duration of about 3 to 4 seconds.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

It took just a few seconds.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

It began suddenly and was weak in the beginning. Then it slowly increased and reached its peak when began to calm down and stop. It was short - maybe 10 secs or little more and very quiet - I didn't hear any roaring sound. The swaying was horizontal.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Very short, but strong enough to feel it

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Сигнали за усетеното земетресение са получени от софийските квартали "Люлин", "Дианабад", "Лагера", "Банишора", "Стрелбище". Според тях - трусът се е усетил като хоризонтално люлеене. Сигналите са от граждани, живеещи на 8-ия, 9-ия етаж

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

I was sitting on the ground in my yard, on the street level, and I felt clear powerful slide, side to side, but luckily it was very  short, no more than 2 or 3 seconds. Buildings around me produced sounds like creak. There was no strange behaviour of the pets around. Hope that this is not new earthquake epicenter than prvious from 22 may 2012.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

In my City not have Sirius effect of earthquake. But in Pernik city last time has more demolish.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Не знам как точно да опиша бученето,може би като от приближаващ влак буботене и миг след това се разтресе доста осезателно.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Swaying was during 7-8 seconds. At the end of the earthquake, the sway little increased. I didn't heard a roar. There was only the sound of the swaying building.

Witness location : Sofia (Bulgaria) (22 km NE from epicenter)

It was like a single and very short wave, passing through my body. Sound was like short wind over, but the temperature curretly here is like 35 degress, with no breath.

Witness location : Svogue (Bulgaria) (45 km NE from epicenter)

Стените изскърцаха

Witness location : Kyustendil (Bulgaria) (49 km SW from epicenter)

Swaying from side to side, no sound.

Birds frightened.

Witness location : Velingrad (Bulgaria) (99 km SE from epicenter)

бях на 4тия етаж с моя приятелка, когато земята започна да бучи и се разклатиха чиниите и другите по леки предмети паднаха. Понеже слушах метъл и бях малко замаяна тласъците ме бутнаха на земята и си ударих главата. Малко ми беше трудно да се изправя , защото краката ми се разтрепериха от вибрирането. Тук го усетихме като 3,5 - 3,7 т.е умерен трус.

Witness location : Plovdiv (Bulgaria) (147 km E from epicenter)

Не беше много силно, но се събудих от разлюляването