M6.7 earthquake near Gorna Oryahovitsa, Veliko Tarnovo

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Lyaskovets, Bulgaria on 14 Jun 1913, 09:33 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Gorna Oryahovitsa, about 5 km away in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.