Earthquake details

Sunday, January 9, 2022 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Macedonia on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 21:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitola (Macedonia - MK), about 23.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 21.392 and latitude 40.827.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.5 km
Coordinates	40.827, 21.392
UTC time	2022-01-09 21:43:47.201

Location	Bitola
Country	Macedonia (MK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2022-01-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bitola	23.2 km
Ptolemaida	42.4 km
Korçë	56.5 km
Ohrid	59.2 km
Prilep	59.3 km
Pogradec	62.8 km
Kozani	67.5 km
Struga	71.6 km
Véroia	76.3 km
Kičevo	84.5 km
Kavadarci	85.2 km
Centar Župa	100.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Korçë Albania · 2026-02-04 22:11 UTC	47.2 km
M 4.1 Korçë Albania · 2026-02-04 18:50 UTC	44.4 km
M 4.0 Pogradec Albania · 2026-01-16 10:28 UTC	70.4 km

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