M2.6 earthquake 9 km S of Vrutok, North Macedonia
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km S of Vrutok, North Macedonia on Tue, Apr 23, 1985, 10:23 AM GMT+2 (08:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 5 km NW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-23 08:23:59 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.683° N, 20.817° E
- Region
- North Macedonia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.05 km NW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 15127 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.46 km NW of Pukë, Albania · 15124 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.26 km WNW of Lukovo, North Macedonia · 15101 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.26 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 15096 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002e2d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.