Bulgaria earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 12 km W of Simitli, Bulgaria

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 12 km W of Simitli, Bulgaria on Sun, May 4, 2003, 12:03 AM GMT+3 (21:03 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-05-03 21:03:06 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.878° N, 22.972° E
Region
Bulgaria
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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
111°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.63 km WNW of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 8551 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.67 km N of Simitli, Bulgaria · 8543 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.3Macedonia region · 8534 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.59 km NW of Kilkís, Greece · 8534 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.49 km NW of Kilkís, Greece · 8529 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.02 km WSW of Kilkís, Greece · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.23 km NE of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.45 km NW of Garmen, Bulgaria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.10 km SW of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.69 km ENE of Sandanski, Bulgaria · 8515 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.69 km NE of Sandanski, Bulgaria · 8515 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.97 km W of Miravci, North Macedonia · 8505 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.715 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.916 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8501 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.96 km N of Kilkís, Greece · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.21 km NNE of Miravci, North Macedonia · 8501 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.43 km N of Vasilevo, North Macedonia · 8556 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.36 km SW of Stathmós Mourión, Greece · 8562 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwhy. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:26 AM UTC.