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1904 Kresna Earthquakes
The 1904 Kresna earthquakes occurred on the same day of April 4 in the Ottoman Empire (present-day Bulgaria). The pair of earthquakes measured 6.9 and 7.2 on the surface wave magnitude scale, and were assigned the respective Modified Mercalli intensity scale ratings of X (''Extreme'') and XI (''Extreme''). More than 200 people were killed in the two earthquakes. Several villages were obliterated as a result. Earthquakes The first shock occurred in the morning of April 4 at 11:58 local time. It had an epicenter located Struma (river), Struma River Valley between the then villages Kresna Municipality, Kresna and Krupnik, Blagoevgrad Province, Krupnik. A larger mainshock occurred approximately 20 minutes later. The two earthquakes resulted in the total destruction of Simitli and Krupnik, Blagoevgrad Province, Krupnik. Major damage occurred in the towns of Blagoevgrad, Dzhumaya, Bansko and Razlog. The two quakes caused more than 200 deaths in its aftermath. According to survivors of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. Bulgaria covers a territory of , and is the sixteenth-largest country in Europe. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Neolithic Karanovo culture, which dates back to 6,500 BC. In the 6th to 3rd century BC the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, tribal invasions in the region resumed. Around the 6th century, these territories were settled by the early Slavs. The Bulgars, led by Asp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |