North Macedonia earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4 km SSW of Debar, North Macedonia

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Debar, North Macedonia on Wed, Aug 29, 2001, 4:04 PM GMT+2 (14:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 2 km ESE of Pogradec, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-08-29 14:04:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.485° N, 20.502° E
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.

Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6Albania-Macedonia border region · 9162 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.710 km N of Shëngjin, Albania · 9160 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.512 km SW of Durrës, Albania · 9157 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.38 km NW of Vorë, Albania · 9147 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.311 km NE of Peshkopi, Albania · 9144 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.36 km S of Dragash, Kosovo · 9143 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.116 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 9136 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.215 km E of Pogradec, Albania · 9130 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.713 km NE of Pogradec, Albania · 9130 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.42 km ESE of Pogradec, Albania · 9130 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.78 km ENE of Pogradec, Albania · 9130 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.314 km ESE of Pogradec, Albania · 9129 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.419 km SW of Kukës, Albania · 9128 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.25 km NE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 9127 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.218 km WSW of Grn?ari, North Macedonia · 9126 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.013 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9108 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.413 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9108 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.513 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9108 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.317 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 9168 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.56 km W of Debar, North Macedonia · 9170 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.123 km SW of Shëngjin, Albania · 9173 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.512 km W of Zajas, North Macedonia · 9186 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.212 km S of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 9189 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.84 km ENE of Bojane, North Macedonia · 9190 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.09 km ESE of Elbasan, Albania · 9191 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000an8q. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:49 AM UTC.