Albania earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 13 km W of Pukë, Albania

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13 km W of Pukë, Albania on Thu, Jan 3, 1985, 4:32 AM GMT+1 (03:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 11 km WSW of Centar Župa, North Macedonia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-03 03:32:48 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.031° N, 19.737° E
Region
Albania
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411 km WSW of Pukë, Albania · 15236 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.64 km S of Tivat, Montenegro · 15235 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.611 km ESE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15228 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.65 km S of Krrabë, Albania · 15227 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.412 km SW of Shkodër, Albania · 15215 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.86 km NE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 15211 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.413 km NNE of Shëngjin, Albania · 15209 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.314 km WNW of Pukë, Albania · 15203 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.415 km S of Kukës, Albania · 15197 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.720 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 15197 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.011 km WSW of Centar Župa, North Macedonia · 15190 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.412 km WSW of Debar, North Macedonia · 15190 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.47 km ESE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15189 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 3.89 km S of Peshkopi, Albania · 15189 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.611 km ENE of Bulqizë, Albania · 15189 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.18 km SW of Debar, North Macedonia · 15189 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.98 km SW of Debar, North Macedonia · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.714 km ESE of Bulqizë, Albania · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.56 km SW of Debar, North Macedonia · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.010 km SW of Debar, North Macedonia · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.67 km W of Debar, North Macedonia · 15187 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 3.112 km WSW of Debar, North Macedonia · 15185 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 3.07 km SW of Debar, North Macedonia · 15185 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.114 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15239 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.413 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15242 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.710 km E of Koplik, Albania · 15248 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.810 km WSW of Pukë, Albania · 15248 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.612 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15249 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.013 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15250 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.013 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15252 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.012 km ESE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15252 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.87 km SE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15253 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.69 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15253 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.713 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15253 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.812 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15253 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.912 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15254 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.13 km SE of Rrëshen, Albania · 15254 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.813 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15254 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.811 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15254 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.914 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15255 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.710 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15255 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 4.813 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15256 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.914 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15256 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ap3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.