M2.4 earthquake 12 km SW of Shkodër, Albania
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Shkodër, Albania on Sat, Jan 26, 1985, 6:42 AM GMT+1 (05:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km NE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-26 05:42:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.003° N, 19.390° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.86 km NE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 15211 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.413 km NNE of Shëngjin, Albania · 15210 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.314 km WNW of Pukë, Albania · 15203 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.415 km S of Kukës, Albania · 15197 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.720 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 15197 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.47 km ESE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15189 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.89 km S of Peshkopi, Albania · 15189 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.611 km ENE of Bulqizë, Albania · 15189 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.513 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15175 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.211 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 15165 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
Before
- 2.44 km NW of Igalo, Montenegro · 15219 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.611 km ESE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15228 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.64 km S of Tivat, Montenegro · 15235 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.411 km WSW of Pukë, Albania · 15236 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.913 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15238 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.114 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15239 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.413 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15243 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bd5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.