Bulgaria earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 4 km N of Simitli, Bulgaria

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 4 km N of Simitli, Bulgaria on Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 7:00 PM GMT+2 (17:00 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-28 17:00:40 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.927° N, 23.120° 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 usp000eb1v. 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
151°
Stations used
6

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.013 km SSE of Satovcha, Bulgaria · 7513 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.85 km ESE of Stojakovo, North Macedonia · 7510 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.08 km WNW of Elin Pelin, Bulgaria · 7505 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.014 km SSE of Sofia, Bulgaria · 7463 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.610 km NNE of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 7525 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.814 km WNW of Simitli, Bulgaria · 7525 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.55 km E of Sveti Nikole, North Macedonia · 7528 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.35 km E of Sveti Nikole, North Macedonia · 7533 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.77 km NNW of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 7534 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.44 km NW of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 7534 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.7Greece-Bulgaria border region · 7535 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.4Greece-Bulgaria border region · 7541 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.89 km ESE of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria · 7544 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.64 km SE of Berovo, North Macedonia · 7545 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.82 km ESE of Berovo, North Macedonia · 7545 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eb1v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.