Bulgaria earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 4 km SW of Sandanski, Bulgaria

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Sandanski, Bulgaria on Sun, Oct 30, 2005, 3:45 AM GMT+2 (01:45 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-10-30 01:45:17 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.540° N, 23.250° 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 usp000e34e. 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
77°
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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.33 km ESE of Satovcha, Bulgaria · 7641 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.311 km NE of Strumyani, Bulgaria · 7634 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.115 km NNW of Dospat, Bulgaria · 7620 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 3.48 km NE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7649 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.912 km NW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 7654 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.511 km ENE of Podareš, North Macedonia · 7656 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.44 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 7663 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.45 km ENE of Askós, Greece · 7663 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.53 km NNE of Askós, Greece · 7663 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.96 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 7663 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.56 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 7663 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e34e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.