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Minor earthquake in Budapest
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An earthquake registering 2.2 on the Richter scale could be felt on Tuesday at 1:18 pm in the south of Budapest. The earthquake was registered by the instruments of the Kövesligethy Radó Seismological Observatory, as well as people in the affected area, index.hu writes. So far, there have been no reports of damage.
The earthquake could be felt in districts XXI and XXIII. An earthquake of 2.2 magnitude is not unusual in Hungary, and it is classified as “minor” on the Richter scale.
Seismograph recording of the earthquake. Time-scale is meant in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Photo: seismology.huOn April 23, 2013, Heves county experienced an earthquake registering 4.8, and on August 15, 1985, the town of Berhida was affected by an earthquake of 4.9 magnitude, which caused damage to 72 houses.
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