Bulgaria earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 11 km SSE of Bansko, Bulgaria

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Bansko, Bulgaria on Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 10:46 PM GMT+3 (19:46 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-26 19:46:08 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.740° N, 23.520° 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 usp000ertt. 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
109°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.06 km E of Simitli, Bulgaria · 7335 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.22 km S of Káto Kamíla, Greece · 7330 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.68 km NW of Razlog, Bulgaria · 7324 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.24 km ENE of Hadzhidimovo, Bulgaria · 7312 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 3.10 km NW of Kalí Vrýsi, Greece · 7352 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.37 km NNW of Garmen, Bulgaria · 7357 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.46 km WSW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 7358 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.49 km WNW of Simitli, Bulgaria · 7363 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.510 km SE of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria · 7364 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.88 km SSW of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria · 7370 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ertt. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.