In Kosovo, there was an earthquake. No casualties were reported | World | News |
March 12, 2010 – 2:17 am
The earthquake registered a magnitude of 5.0 points on Wednesday at 14:40 Central European time in the west of Kosovo, with its epicenter near the town of Pec.
Strong underground tremors were felt in Pristina, Ovens, Prizren, Kosovska Mitrovica. People fleeing the building and gathered in public squares and parks. Suffered telecommunications, switch off mobile communications, ITAR-TASS.
Committee on Seismology in the Kosovo Ministry of Energy said that at this hour does not have data on casualties and major destruction. Meanwhile, local media reported that the population of the province seized panic.
According to experts, Kosovo has been and remains a seismic area, where possible and more powerful earthquakes. They have not ruled out a series of new, weaker crustal motions in the next few days.
