M2.6 earthquake 3 km SSW of Simitli, Bulgaria
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Simitli, Bulgaria on Sat, Feb 24, 2001, 10:04 PM GMT+2 (20:04 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km ENE of Rila, Bulgaria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-02-24 20:04:26 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.860° N, 23.097° 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.
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.19 km S of Sapareva Banya, Bulgaria · 9342 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.22 km ENE of Rila, Bulgaria · 9342 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.34 km N of Valandovo, North Macedonia · 9337 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.54 km SE of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 9337 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.54 km N of Strymonikó, Greece · 9334 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.53 km N of Berovo, North Macedonia · 9328 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.22 km W of Radovis, North Macedonia · 9311 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.33 km NNW of Garmen, Bulgaria · 9306 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aa9k. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.