Albania earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 7 km ESE of Vukatanë, Albania

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Vukatanë, Albania on Wed, Feb 20, 1985, 7:58 PM GMT+1 (18:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km S of Peshkopi, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-02-20 18:58:48 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.013° N, 19.639° E
Region
Albania
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.89 km S of Peshkopi, Albania · 15188 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.611 km ENE of Bulqizë, Albania · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.18 km SW of Debar, North Macedonia · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.98 km SW of Debar, North Macedonia · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.714 km ESE of Bulqizë, Albania · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.56 km SW of Debar, North Macedonia · 15187 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.010 km SW of Debar, North Macedonia · 15187 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.67 km W of Debar, North Macedonia · 15186 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.112 km WSW of Debar, North Macedonia · 15185 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.07 km SW of Debar, North Macedonia · 15185 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.513 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15174 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.510 km W of Debar, North Macedonia · 15165 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 3.211 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 15165 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.311 km N of Shëngjin, Albania · 15154 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.39 km SE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15153 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.012 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15153 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.25 km N of Shëngjin, Albania · 15149 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.48 km SSW of Pukë, Albania · 15148 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.813 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15146 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.714 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15146 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.19 km NNE of Lezhë, Albania · 15141 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.914 km E of Koplik, Albania · 15137 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.89 km SE of Rožaje, Montenegro · 15132 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.412 km WSW of Debar, North Macedonia · 15189 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.011 km WSW of Centar Župa, North Macedonia · 15189 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.720 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 15196 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.415 km S of Kukës, Albania · 15197 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.314 km WNW of Pukë, Albania · 15203 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.413 km NNE of Shëngjin, Albania · 15209 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.86 km NE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 15210 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.412 km SW of Shkodër, Albania · 15214 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002c2f. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.