Reviewed by USGSNorth Macedonia116y ago
M6.0 earthquake 3 km S of Krani, North Macedonia
Tuesday, February 13, 1912, 08:03:50 UTC · 40.904°N, 21.110°E
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 3 km S of Krani, North Macedonia on Tuesday, February 13, 1912, 08:03:50 UTC, at a depth of 15.0 km (shallow). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M6.6 on February 18, 1911.
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Moderate · mw
- Depth
- 15 km
- Shallow
- Felt reports
- 0
- Did You Feel It?
- Est. shaking
- —
- No ShakeMap
- PAGER alert
- None
- Not issued
- Tsunami
- No flag
- USGS feed
Outlined circle: this earthquake
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
14 kilotons of TNT
That is about the energy of the Hiroshima bomb. It released about 29 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0.
Tectonic setting
261 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Aegean Sea and Eurasian plates. Earthquakes this far from a boundary happen on faults inside a plate, often less frequently but sometimes strongly.
Depth: shallow
15 km
Shallow earthquakes (under 70 km) produce the strongest surface shaking for their size, so they are the ones most likely to cause damage near the epicenter.
Did You Feel It?
Where it was felt
No “Did You Feel It?” reports have been published for this event yet. If you felt it, you can add your report on the USGS website.
I felt it — report to USGS ↗USGS PAGER estimate
Who was exposed to shaking
USGS publishes PAGER impact estimates for significant earthquakes, usually within an hour. No PAGER estimate is available for this event.
After the main event
Aftershocks within 75 km
USGS has not published any M2.5+ earthquake within 75 km in the 30 days after this event.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 20 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 7.07 km SE of Stara Kresna, BulgariaApril 4, 1904 · 202 km NE of this epicenter
- 6.86 km W of Stara Kresna, BulgariaApril 4, 1904 · 194 km NE of this epicenter
- 6.617 km NNW of Bilisht, AlbaniaFebruary 18, 1911 · 24 km SW of this epicenter
- 6.59 km E of Stari Bar, MontenegroJune 1, 1905 · 204 km NW of this epicenter
- 6.56 km N of Tríkeri, GreeceJanuary 20, 1905 · 257 km SE of this epicenter
- 6.24 km ESE of Rrëshen, AlbaniaAugust 4, 1905 · 136 km NW of this epicenter
- 6.115 km NE of Bobov Dol, BulgariaOctober 8, 1905 · 242 km NE of this epicenter
- 5.9Montenegro-Albania border regionJune 3, 1905 · 196 km NW of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 66 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 3,575 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1851M6.6
Vlore (Valona),Berat; Turkey
12 Oct 1851 · 127 km away · intensity XI
2,000 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)tsunami
- 1851
Berat
17 Oct 1851 · 127 km away · intensity X
400 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1767M6.7
Kefalonia
11 Jul 1767 · 298 km away · intensity X
303 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1905M6.6
Shkoder
1 Jun 1905 · 183 km away · intensity X
120 deaths$24 million damage
- 1786
Corfu (Kerkira)
5 Feb 1786 · 174 km away
120 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1870M7.5
Greece
30 Sep 1870 · 293 km away
100 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.