Bulgaria earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 9 km WNW of Simitli, Bulgaria

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Simitli, Bulgaria on Mon, Aug 7, 2006, 5:44 AM GMT+3 (02:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 1 km SE of Stojakovo, North Macedonia. This one was a foreshock.

Blagoevgrad forecastMore in Bulgaria

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-07 02:44:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.925° N, 23.016° 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 usp000eqdc. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
17

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.46 km WSW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 7358 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.37 km NNW of Garmen, Bulgaria · 7357 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.511 km SSE of Bansko, Bulgaria · 7343 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.06 km E of Simitli, Bulgaria · 7335 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.68 km NW of Razlog, Bulgaria · 7324 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.24 km ENE of Hadzhidimovo, Bulgaria · 7312 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.71 km SE of Stojakovo, North Macedonia · 7305 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.510 km SE of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria · 7364 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.88 km SSW of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria · 7370 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.110 km N of Garmen, Bulgaria · 7381 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.67 km WNW of Razlog, Bulgaria · 7382 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.22 km W of Vamvakófyto, Greece · 7386 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.21 km ESE of Kuklis, North Macedonia · 7386 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.04 km ENE of Valandovo, North Macedonia · 7386 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqdc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.