North Macedonia earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km NW of Debar, North Macedonia

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Debar, North Macedonia on Mon, Mar 31, 2003, 3:54 PM GMT+2 (13:54 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km S of Cërrik, 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
UTC
2003-03-31 13:54:05 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.562° N, 20.486° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000bu0y. 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2Albania · 8585 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.519 km WSW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 8583 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.511 km S of Cërrik, Albania · 8577 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.720 km WSW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8567 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.55 km WNW of Šipkovica, North Macedonia · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.05 km WSW of Šipkovica, North Macedonia · 8567 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.512 km NE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8565 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.99 km SSE of Gurgurnica, North Macedonia · 8565 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.43 km WSW of Gurgurnica, North Macedonia · 8563 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.83 km NNW of Bulqizë, Albania · 8561 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.610 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8561 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.717 km NE of Gramsh, Albania · 8554 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.56 km W of Lushnjë, Albania · 8554 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.34 km NNW of Krujë, Albania · 8552 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.36 km N of Krujë, Albania · 8552 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.68 km S of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8541 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.74 km ESE of Kavajë, Albania · 8541 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.315 km NW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8537 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.38 km SW of Kukës, Albania · 8537 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.313 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 8537 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 3.57 km NNW of Cërrik, Albania · 8536 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 3.014 km SW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8532 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.66 km ENE of Cërrik, Albania · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.318 km NE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8589 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.18 km NE of Elbasan, Albania · 8592 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.79 km SSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8594 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.917 km NE of Krrabë, Albania · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.415 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8597 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.117 km NW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8597 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.42 km SSW of Kamëz, Albania · 8603 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.96 km S of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8606 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.313 km SE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8613 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.49 km ESE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8615 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.410 km SSE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8615 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.612 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8616 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bu0y. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.