M2.3 earthquake 12 km NNW of Devin, Bulgaria
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Devin, Bulgaria on Tue, May 14, 1991, 4:57 PM GMT+3 (13:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 19 km NE of Zygós, Greece. 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
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-05-14 13:57:17 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.837° N, 24.318° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.019 km NE of Zygós, Greece · 12924 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.614 km N of Garmen, Bulgaria · 12909 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.55 km NE of Charopó, Greece · 12885 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.98 km W of Razlog, Bulgaria · 12875 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004rn3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.