M3.8 earthquake 3 km W of Ersekë, Albania
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 3 km W of Ersekë, Albania on Mon, Apr 29, 1985, 11:59 AM GMT+2 (09:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 5 km NNW of Delvinë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-29 09:59:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.342° N, 20.642° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.76 km N of Orikum, Albania · 15104 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.35 km NNW of Delvinë, Albania · 15099 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.26 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 15096 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.018 km W of Rodotópi, Greece · 15090 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
Before
- 4.515 km ESE of Gramsh, Albania · 15125 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.410 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 15128 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.015 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 15134 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.115 km SSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 15134 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.812 km SSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 15134 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.519 km W of Kalpáki, Greece · 15134 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.618 km SW of Kalpáki, Greece · 15134 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002e9c. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.