M2.6 earthquake 6 km SSW of Zajas, North Macedonia
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Zajas, North Macedonia on Fri, Nov 1, 2002, 12:30 PM GMT+1 (11:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 21 km S of Kukës, Albania. 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 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-01 11:30:16 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.558° N, 20.895° 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
- 12
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.721 km S of Kukës, Albania · 8730 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.22 km ESE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8715 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.518 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8709 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Pukë, Albania · 8705 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.56 km ESE of Sedlarevo, North Macedonia · 8704 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.45 km E of Kamëz, Albania · 8701 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.22 km S of Prizren, Kosovo · 8698 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.93 km NNE of Krujë, Albania · 8690 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfta. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.