Earthquake details

Saturday, March 15, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Macedonia on Saturday, March 15, 1958 at 06:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitola (Macedonia - MK), about 26.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 21.112 and latitude 40.866.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.866, 21.112
UTC time	1958-03-15 06:27:12.440

Location	Bitola
Country	Macedonia (MK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1958-03-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bitola	26.3 km
Ohrid	38.2 km
Pogradec	38.9 km
Korçë	39.2 km
Struga	50.4 km
Ptolemaida	61.8 km
Prilep	65.0 km
Kičevo	73.1 km
Centar Župa	82.4 km
Kozani	85.1 km
Elbasan	90.8 km
Kavadarci	98.4 km

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