Albania earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 9 km SE of Vukatanë, Albania

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Vukatanë, Albania on Wed, Mar 27, 1985, 10:14 PM GMT+1 (21:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 Adriatic Sea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-03-27 21:14:54 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.959° N, 19.619° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.012 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15165 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.25 km N of Shëngjin, Albania · 15161 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.48 km SSW of Pukë, Albania · 15160 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.813 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15159 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.714 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15158 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.19 km NNE of Lezhë, Albania · 15154 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.914 km E of Koplik, Albania · 15149 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.12 km WNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 15140 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.05 km NW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 15139 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.46 km NW of Pukë, Albania · 15136 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.34 km S of Tuzi, Montenegro · 15133 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.28 km N of Koplik, Albania · 15126 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.4Adriatic Sea · 15124 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.44 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 15116 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.26 km WNW of Lukovo, North Macedonia · 15114 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.311 km N of Shëngjin, Albania · 15166 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.211 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 15177 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.510 km W of Debar, North Macedonia · 15178 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.513 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15186 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002d8k. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.