North Macedonia earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake Macedonia region

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in the Macedonia region on Fri, Dec 21, 1990, 1:48 PM GMT+1 (12:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 13 km NW of Gouménissa, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-12-21 12:48:01 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.069° N, 22.461° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.17 km WNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.08 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.89 km N of Gouménissa, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.54 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.912 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.58 km N of Aravissós, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.25 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.810 km WNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13069 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.613 km NW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.911 km E of Exaplátanos, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.511 km NNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.58 km W of Gouménissa, Greece · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.01 km WNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.97 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.310 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.714 km NW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.910 km WNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.69 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.89 km NW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 13067 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.78 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 3.15 km NW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 3.75 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13066 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 3.212 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13065 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.94 km WSW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13061 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 3.311 km NW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13059 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 3.16 km WSW of Stathmós Mourión, Greece · 13059 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.16 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13058 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.914 km SSW of Demir Kapija, North Macedonia · 13058 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.811 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13058 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 3.18 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.75 km WSW of Askós, Greece · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.07 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13055 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.52 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13055 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.75 km S of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13055 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 3.07 km WNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13054 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.78 km WNW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13054 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.010 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13053 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.35 km NNW of Marína, Greece · 13051 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.212 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13051 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.96 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13050 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.85 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13049 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.713 km NNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13048 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.93 km NNE of Aigínio, Greece · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.08 km W of Gouménissa, Greece · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.512 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.86 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13045 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.58 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13045 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.84 km SW of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 13044 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.75 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13043 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.43 km SSE of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 13043 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.16 km NNW of Néo Petrítsi, Greece · 13043 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 3.36 km NW of Néo Petrítsi, Greece · 13043 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.55 km NNW of Néo Petrítsi, Greece · 13043 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.58 km NNW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 13042 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.67 km ENE of Néo Agionéri, Greece · 13042 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.810 km WNW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13041 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.77 km NE of Néo Agionéri, Greece · 13040 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.09 km W of Néo Petrítsi, Greece · 13040 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.316 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13039 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.66 km WNW of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 13039 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 2.36 km N of Aravissós, Greece · 13069 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.39 km NNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.48 km S of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.910 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.58 km NNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.910 km W of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.211 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.913 km NNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.79 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.96 km SW of Rosoman, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.18 km W of Gouménissa, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.15 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.59 km SW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.36 km SSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.813 km NNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.28 km WSW of Gevgelija, North Macedonia · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.99 km NW of Axioúpoli, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.915 km NW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.66 km WNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13069 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 3.113 km WNW of Gouménissa, Greece · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004jf9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.