M3.0 earthquake 13 km W of Pukë, Albania
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 13 km W of Pukë, Albania on Thu, Dec 20, 1984, 3:41 AM GMT+1 (02:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 10 km WSW of Pukë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-20 02:41:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.026° N, 19.738° E
- Region
- Albania
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.013 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15250 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.612 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15249 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.810 km WSW of Pukë, Albania · 15248 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.710 km E of Koplik, Albania · 15248 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.413 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15243 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.114 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15239 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.913 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15238 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.411 km WSW of Pukë, Albania · 15236 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.64 km S of Tivat, Montenegro · 15235 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.611 km ESE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15228 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.65 km S of Krrabë, Albania · 15228 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.412 km SW of Shkodër, Albania · 15215 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.86 km NE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 15211 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.413 km NNE of Shëngjin, Albania · 15210 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.314 km WNW of Pukë, Albania · 15203 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.415 km S of Kukës, Albania · 15197 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.720 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 15197 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
Before
- 3.012 km ESE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15253 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.87 km SE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15253 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.69 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15254 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.713 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15254 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.812 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15254 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.912 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15254 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.13 km SE of Rrëshen, Albania · 15254 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.813 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15255 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.811 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15255 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.914 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15255 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.710 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15255 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.813 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15256 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.914 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15256 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.414 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15256 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.612 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15256 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.414 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15256 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.614 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15256 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.110 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15256 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.912 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15256 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.814 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15257 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002a8c. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.