A magnitude 5 earthquake struck at 11:51 Bulgarian time on Monday, 19 October. Its epicentre was about 173 km north-west of Silistra, according to an automatic analysis of seismic records.
There are no reports of injuries, deaths or damage.
The quake was about 15 km deep. Its epicentre lies at 45.42° north and 26.08° east.
On the Richter scale, a quake of this size counts as strong and can cause serious damage near the epicentre. The magnitude and coordinates may change as new data comes in.
The epicentre is 285 km from Varna, 305 km from Sliven and 328 km from Yambol.