M2.5 earthquake 5 km SSW of Kon?e, North Macedonia
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Kon?e, North Macedonia on Thu, Mar 19, 1987, 9:05 AM GMT+1 (08:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km W of Néa Sánta, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-19 08:05:02 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.451° N, 22.357° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.13 km NW of Drymós, Greece · 14438 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.72 km N of Veljusa, North Macedonia · 14433 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.34 km NE of Simitli, Bulgaria · 14428 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.05 km ENE of Krýa Vrýsi, Greece · 14428 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.67 km SE of Melíssi, Greece · 14428 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.17 km W of Néa Sánta, Greece · 14420 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.37 km WNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 14419 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.72 km N of Gouménissa, Greece · 14419 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033ek. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.