Bulgaria earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km NE of Sandanski, Bulgaria

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Sandanski, Bulgaria on Mon, Jun 9, 2003, 12:18 PM GMT+3 (09:18 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km NNE of Miravci, North Macedonia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-06-09 09:18:21 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.615° N, 23.370° E
Region
Bulgaria
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 usp000bzfg. 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
276°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km SE of Kampánis, Greece · 8512 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.97 km W of Miravci, North Macedonia · 8505 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.715 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.916 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8501 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.96 km N of Kilkís, Greece · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.21 km NNE of Miravci, North Macedonia · 8501 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.21 km S of Kampánis, Greece · 8499 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.57 km NE of Stara Kresna, Bulgaria · 8491 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.03 km WSW of Néa Sánta, Greece · 8477 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.69 km ENE of Sandanski, Bulgaria · 8515 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.10 km SW of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.45 km NW of Garmen, Bulgaria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.23 km NE of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.02 km WSW of Kilkís, Greece · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.49 km NW of Kilkís, Greece · 8530 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.59 km NW of Kilkís, Greece · 8535 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.3Macedonia region · 8535 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.52 km NNE of Mavrothálassa, Greece · 8540 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.67 km N of Simitli, Bulgaria · 8544 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bzfg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC.