Albania earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 22 km NNW of Pukë, Albania

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 22 km NNW of Pukë, Albania on Tue, Dec 17, 1985, 2:46 PM GMT+1 (13:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 19 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-12-17 13:46:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.240° N, 19.825° 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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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.022 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14889 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.228 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14889 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.026 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14889 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.519 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14887 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.424 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14887 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.121 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14887 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.522 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14886 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.023 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14886 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.424 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14885 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.428 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14885 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.426 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14885 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.08 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14885 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.225 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14884 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.725 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14884 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.612 km S of Mataguži, Montenegro · 14884 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.528 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.710 km W of Koplik, Albania · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 3.427 km N of Pukë, Albania · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.126 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.823 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 4.325 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.825 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 3.026 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.727 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.828 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.718 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14880 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.723 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14880 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.725 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14880 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 3.226 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14880 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 4.724 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14880 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 3.024 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14879 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 3.216 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14878 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 3.113 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14877 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 3.020 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14876 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 3.023 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14875 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.622 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14874 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.722 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14874 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.726 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14874 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.727 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14874 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 3.225 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14873 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 3.224 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14873 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 3.116 km NNE of Risan, Montenegro · 14872 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 3.324 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14872 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 3.221 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14871 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.627 km SW of Junik, Kosovo · 14871 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 3.224 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo · 14871 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.725 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14871 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.824 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14871 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.823 km SE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14870 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.822 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14870 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.826 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 3.326 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14869 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 3.226 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14869 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 3.627 km N of Pukë, Albania · 14868 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.827 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14868 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.825 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14868 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 3.028 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14868 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 3.9Montenegro-Albania border region · 14867 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.827 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14867 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 3.623 km N of Pukë, Albania · 14867 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 2.628 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14890 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.526 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14892 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.522 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14892 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.324 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14892 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.326 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14892 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.326 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14892 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.328 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14893 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.526 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14893 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.324 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14894 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.525 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14894 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.727 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14894 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.828 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14896 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.68 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 14896 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.825 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14896 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.727 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14896 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.727 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14896 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.027 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14897 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.725 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14897 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.024 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14897 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.622 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14898 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002p0c. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.