Bulgaria earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 8 km W of Razlog, Bulgaria

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8 km W of Razlog, Bulgaria on Wed, Jul 3, 1991, 6:33 PM GMT+3 (15:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 13 km NNW of Ágio Pnévma, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-07-03 15:33:15 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.896° N, 23.369° E
Region
Bulgaria
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411 km W of Razlog, Bulgaria · 12860 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.216 km NW of Mikrópolis, Greece · 12856 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.85 km NW of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 12856 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.711 km NNE of Lefkónas, Greece · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.56 km NE of Simitli, Bulgaria · 12845 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.40 km S of Gyovren, Bulgaria · 12844 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.24 km NE of Petroússa, Greece · 12842 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.52 km NW of Pirava, North Macedonia · 12838 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.213 km ESE of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria · 12827 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.16 km E of Simitli, Bulgaria · 12826 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.313 km NNW of Ágio Pnévma, Greece · 12826 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.916 km S of Krichim, Bulgaria · 12824 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.914 km SW of Chavdar, Bulgaria · 12818 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km NNE of Berovo, North Macedonia · 12877 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.910 km SSE of Delcevo, North Macedonia · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.57 km N of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.51 km ESE of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 12879 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.12 km SSW of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 12879 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.55 km NE of Charopó, Greece · 12885 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004tr5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.