M3.3 earthquake 14 km ESE of Rila, Bulgaria
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Rila, Bulgaria on Thu, Jun 28, 2007, 3:57 PM GMT+3 (12:57 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km WSW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-06-28 12:57:47 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.096° N, 23.296° 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 usp000ff1a. 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
- 251°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.68 km WNW of Vólakas, Greece · 7019 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.42 km ENE of Simitli, Bulgaria · 7006 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.011 km WSW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 7000 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.410 km NNE of Charopó, Greece · 6992 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.42 km SSW of Berovo, North Macedonia · 6985 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.211 km WNW of Radovis, North Macedonia · 6978 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ff1a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.