M5.1 earthquake near Čair, Grad Skopje

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of ?air, North Macedonia on 11 Sept 2016, 13:10 UTC at a depth of 13 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Čair, about 4 km away in Grad Skopje, North Macedonia.