M2.9 earthquake 6 km W of Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km W of Pazardzhik, Bulgaria on Tue, Jan 16, 1990, 4:11 PM GMT+2 (14:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 9 km NE of Stara Kresna, 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
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-01-16 14:11:20 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.194° N, 24.251° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.710 km N of Belovo, Bulgaria · 13406 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.45 km ENE of Simitli, Bulgaria · 13406 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.32 km N of Borino, Bulgaria · 13396 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.712 km SW of Asenovgrad, Bulgaria · 13364 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.915 km N of Ihtiman, Bulgaria · 13363 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.99 km NNW of Panagyurishte, Bulgaria · 13358 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.65 km ENE of Asenovgrad, Bulgaria · 13357 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.610 km NE of Gorna Malina, Bulgaria · 13357 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.99 km NE of Stara Kresna, Bulgaria · 13354 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00044c1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.