M2.9 earthquake 7 km S of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km S of Plovdiv, Bulgaria on Wed, Aug 8, 1990, 6:38 PM GMT+3 (15:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 0 km W of Belovo, 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 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-08 15:38:36 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.083° N, 24.754° 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
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.97 km NW of Belovo, Bulgaria · 13202 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.00 km W of Belovo, Bulgaria · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.916 km ENE of Chirpan, Bulgaria · 13171 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
Before
- 3.31 km W of Chavdar, Bulgaria · 13211 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.53 km W of Krichim, Bulgaria · 13223 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.613 km SSW of Chavdar, Bulgaria · 13226 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.713 km E of Lesichovo, Bulgaria · 13230 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.29 km SE of Yakoruda, Bulgaria · 13232 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004d45. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC.