North Macedonia earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8 km S of Ohrid, North Macedonia

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km S of Ohrid, North Macedonia on Fri, May 16, 2003, 3:05 AM GMT+2 (01:05 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-16 01:05:33 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.042° N, 20.804° 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 usp000bxaf. 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
330°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km NW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8537 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.57 km NNW of Cërrik, Albania · 8536 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.31 km NNE of Poliçan, Albania · 8536 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.66 km ENE of Cërrik, Albania · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.18 km NW of Banaj, Albania · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.06 km N of Xinó Neró, Greece · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.85 km NNW of Xinó Neró, Greece · 8517 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.313 km NNW of Ersekë, Albania · 8498 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.617 km SSW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8490 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.811 km WNW of Pogradec, Albania · 8488 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.69 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8485 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.56 km W of Lushnjë, Albania · 8554 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.717 km NE of Gramsh, Albania · 8554 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.94 km SE of Roskovec, Albania · 8555 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.610 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8560 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.83 km NNW of Bulqizë, Albania · 8561 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.43 km WSW of Gurgurnica, North Macedonia · 8562 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.99 km SSE of Gurgurnica, North Macedonia · 8564 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bxaf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC.