Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 14, 1920 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Macedonia on Tuesday, September 14, 1920 at 02:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ptolemaida (Macedonia - MK), about 27.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 21.543 and latitude 40.738.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.738, 21.543
UTC time	1920-09-14 02:08:46.520

Location	Bitola
Country	Macedonia (MK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1920-09-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ptolemaida	27.4 km
Bitola	37.1 km
Kozani	52.9 km
Véroia	60.6 km
Korçë	65.7 km
Prilep	67.6 km
Ohrid	75.3 km
Pogradec	77.2 km
Kavadarci	86.8 km
Struga	87.7 km
Katerini	96.8 km
Kičevo	99.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Korçë Albania · 2026-02-04 22:11 UTC	56.5 km
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M 4.0 Pogradec Albania · 2026-01-16 10:28 UTC	81.7 km

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