M5.3 earthquake 14 km NW of Kon?e, North Macedonia

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Kon?e, North Macedonia on Sat, Sep 28, 1985, 4:50 PM GMT+2 (14:50 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mw), moderate
Local time: Sat, Sep 28, 1985, 4:50 PM GMT+2
UTC: 1985-09-28 14:50:15 UTC
Depth: 7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 41.581° N, 22.254° E
Region: North Macedonia
Strongest shaking: VI, strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

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Strongest estimated: VI, strong shaking
Map: Automatic

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

4.68 km W of Simitli, BulgariaTue, Sep 17, 9:53 AM GMT+3 · 14980 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002k7y (also filed as gcmtb092885c, gcmt19850928145016, atlas19850928145015, iscgem516901). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.