M2.9 earthquake 5 km NNW of Simitli, Bulgaria
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Simitli, Bulgaria on Wed, May 3, 2006, 10:40 PM GMT+3 (19:40 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 17 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-05-03 19:40:34 UTC
- Depth
- 4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.930° N, 23.101° E
- Region
- Bulgaria
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.
From the USGS event page for usp000eg6e. 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
- 158°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.29 km SE of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria · 7455 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.78 km NE of Sušica, North Macedonia · 7453 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.21 km NE of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 7435 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.317 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 7412 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.513 km ESE of Stathmós Mourión, Greece · 7412 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.19 km SSW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 7411 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.211 km SSW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 7408 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eg6e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.