M3.1 earthquake Macedonia
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in Macedonia on Sat, Sep 28, 2002, 12:38 AM GMT+2 (22:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 5 km ENE of Polýkastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-27 22:38:05 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.130° N, 21.820° E
- Region
- North Macedonia
- 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.25 km ENE of Polýkastro, Greece · 8753 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.66 km SSW of Zajas, North Macedonia · 8735 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bd99. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC.