M4.0 earthquake 1 km NNE of Mislesevo, North Macedonia

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Mislesevo, North Macedonia on Mon, Oct 20, 2003, 7:36 AM GMT+2 (05:36 UTC), 15 km (9 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: 4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Mon, Oct 20, 2003, 7:36 AM GMT+2
UTC: 2003-10-20 05:36:32 UTC
Depth: 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 41.200° N, 20.720° E
Region: North Macedonia
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (IV) at Ohrid.

From the USGS event page for usp000caut. 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: 42°
Stations used: 72

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000caut. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.