Bulgaria earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 2 km ENE of Simitli, Bulgaria

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Simitli, Bulgaria on Sun, Jul 29, 2007, 2:24 AM GMT+3 (23:24 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km WSW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-07-28 23:24:36 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.890° N, 23.150° 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 usp000fhaw. 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

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Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
8

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

  1. 4.011 km WSW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 7000 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.410 km NNE of Charopó, Greece · 6992 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.42 km SSW of Berovo, North Macedonia · 6985 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.211 km WNW of Radovis, North Macedonia · 6978 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.010 km N of Star Dojran, North Macedonia · 6972 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.7Macedonia region · 6958 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.712 km NNE of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 6957 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 3.68 km WNW of Vólakas, Greece · 7020 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fhaw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.