M2.4 earthquake 9 km WSW of Vrutok, North Macedonia

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Vrutok, North Macedonia on Thu, May 23, 2002, 12:13 PM GMT+2 (10:13 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 15 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Thu, May 23, 2002, 12:13 PM GMT+2
UTC: 2002-05-23 10:13:00 UTC
Depth: 18.6 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 41.746° N, 20.733° E
Region: North Macedonia
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 11

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4u7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:53 AM UTC.