M2.8 earthquake 8 km SE of Ihtiman, Bulgaria
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Ihtiman, Bulgaria on Wed, Oct 30, 1991, 3:10 PM GMT+2 (13:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km ESE of Bansko, Bulgaria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-10-30 13:10:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.368° N, 23.876° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.97 km S of Plovdiv, Bulgaria · 12742 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.08 km NW of Panagyurishte, Bulgaria · 12742 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.17 km ESE of Bansko, Bulgaria · 12736 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.02 km NW of Pirdop, Bulgaria · 12734 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.49 km SW of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria · 12716 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ymc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC.