North Macedonia earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 8 km E of Ohrid, North Macedonia

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 8 km E of Ohrid, North Macedonia on Wed, Feb 27, 2002, 10:47 PM GMT+1 (21:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 13 km NE of Pogradec, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-02-27 21:47:15 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.110° N, 20.900° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (V) at Ohrid and (IV) at Resen and Struga, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

From the USGS event page for usp000azap. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
48

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.315 km E of Pogradec, Albania · 8979 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.58 km SE of Pogradec, Albania · 8979 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.03 km WNW of Korçë, Albania · 8979 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.312 km ENE of Pogradec, Albania · 8979 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.59 km NE of Maliq, Albania · 8979 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.011 km NE of Pogradec, Albania · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.09 km SW of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.813 km NE of Pogradec, Albania · 8976 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.38 km E of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8968 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.013 km ENE of Pogradec, Albania · 8949 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.419 km NNE of Peshkopi, Albania · 8948 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.220 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 8948 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.012 km SW of Nestório, Greece · 8945 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.312 km ENE of Pogradec, Albania · 8941 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.115 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8930 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.912 km SSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8929 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 3.86 km NE of Korçë, Albania · 8928 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.117 km NE of Gramsh, Albania · 8927 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.66 km WSW of Grn?ari, North Macedonia · 8984 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.53 km SE of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8985 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.64 km E of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8985 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.93 km NNE of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.52 km SSW of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8985 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.51 km S of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8985 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.215 km ENE of Gramsh, Albania · 8986 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.319 km NNE of Gramsh, Albania · 8995 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.43 km N of Labunista, North Macedonia · 9008 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azap. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.