Cheb region hit by series of light quakes

The Cheb region, in the western part of the country, has been hit by a series of light earthquakes, the strongest measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale. The first quake hit on Wednesday night, the strongest came in early hours of Friday morning, waking people from their sleep at 5:30 am. Monitoring devices registered minor seismic activity across the country, though the public only felt the quake in Cheb where it was the strongest registered since 1985. No damages were reported.

Author: Jan Velinger