M2.6 earthquake 13 km SSW of Chavdar, Bulgaria
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Chavdar, Bulgaria on Tue, Jul 17, 1990, 4:53 PM GMT+3 (13:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 1 km W of Chavdar, Bulgaria. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-07-17 13:53:32 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.535° N, 23.986° E
- Region
- Bulgaria
- 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.610 km WSW of Cherven Bryag, Bulgaria · 13224 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.53 km W of Krichim, Bulgaria · 13223 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.31 km W of Chavdar, Bulgaria · 13211 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.97 km S of Plovdiv, Bulgaria · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.97 km NW of Belovo, Bulgaria · 13202 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.00 km W of Belovo, Bulgaria · 13199 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004c2n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.