North Macedonia earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 4 km ESE of Kosel, North Macedonia

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Kosel, North Macedonia on Sat, Nov 22, 2003, 5:11 AM GMT+1 (04:11 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 10 km SSW of Klos, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-11-22 04:11:31 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.155° N, 20.879° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (IV) in the Ohrid area and (III) in the Resen and Struga areas.

From the USGS event page for usp000cdmx. 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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Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cdmx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.