North Macedonia earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake Macedonia region

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in the Macedonia region on Tue, Jan 23, 2007, 9:32 AM GMT+2 (07:32 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km W of Néa Sánta, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-01-23 07:32:50 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.683° N, 22.912° E
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 usp000f3cw. 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.82 km NNE of Krithiá, Greece · 7192 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.95 km NNW of Simitli, Bulgaria · 7190 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.015 km SE of Yakoruda, Bulgaria · 7185 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.37 km W of Néa Sánta, Greece · 7176 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.29 km NE of Néo Agionéri, Greece · 7176 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.910 km ESE of Blatec, North Macedonia · 7166 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.58 km W of Néa Sánta, Greece · 7160 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.77 km W of Néa Sánta, Greece · 7141 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.16 km NW of Melissochóri, Greece · 7141 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.35 km SSW of Mikrópolis, Greece · 7140 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.92 km NNE of Strymonikó, Greece · 7139 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.45 km W of Stathmós Mourión, Greece · 7206 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f3cw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.