Hungarian seismologists from the Kövesligethy Radó Seismological Observatory confirmed several aftershocks with an intensity of 1.7 to 1.8 after the earthquake in western Slovakia. Aftershocks were recorded by the apparatus in Šamorín, near Kalinko and in Bratislava’s Petržalka. The observatory reported about it on its website. Kristián Csicsay, head of the seismology department of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, told TASR that the academy has not yet analyzed the data.
Aftershocks were recorded by the device between 1:55 p.m. and 3:35 p.m. CET. The Hungarian observatory also reported the time and place of the earthquake. The devices recorded it at 1:44 p.m. CET in the village of Kyselica near Šamorín. They thus confirmed the data of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center.
At 6:44 p.m., another aftershock with a magnitude of 2.5 was recorded between the village of Báč and the town of Šamorín. According to the website, the devices recorded aftershocks near Kalinko and Petržalka in Bratislava. After an earthquake with a magnitude of around 4, weaker aftershocks are quite common, especially in the first hours or days after the main shock.
In the vicinity of Bratislava and Šamorín, seismologists recorded an earthquake with a magnitude between 4.3 and 4.5 on Saturday afternoon. People in the capital also felt the tremors. Health or life consequences are not reported according to the Department of the Interior, they collect information about the damage.
