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For the time being, with a magnitude above 2 on the Richter scale, we have three aftershocks. This is normal, Plamena Raykova, Head of the Department of Seismology and Seismic Engineering at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, told BTV.

"The area of Plovdiv is seismic. It belongs to the seismogenic zone Maritsa, which is characterized by strong seismicity in recent years. Earthquakes occurred in 1928, when two quakes of more than 6.5 magnitude were recorded in four days. In 2002, an earthquake of 4.5 on the Richter scale was registered in the area of the village of Krumovo," Raykova added.

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She stressed that this process of tremors can subside for a year or more.

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