M3.0 earthquake 12 km E of Vukatanë, Albania
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12 km E of Vukatanë, Albania on Thu, Mar 28, 1985, 1:20 PM GMT+1 (12:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 2 km WNW 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
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-28 12:20:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.009° N, 19.700° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.25 km N of Shëngjin, Albania · 15149 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.48 km SSW of Pukë, Albania · 15149 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.813 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15147 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.714 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15147 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.19 km NNE of Lezhë, Albania · 15142 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.914 km E of Koplik, Albania · 15137 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.89 km SE of Rožaje, Montenegro · 15133 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.12 km WNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 15128 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.69 km S of Vrutok, North Macedonia · 15128 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.05 km NW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 15127 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.46 km NW of Pukë, Albania · 15125 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.34 km S of Tuzi, Montenegro · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.28 km N of Koplik, Albania · 15114 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.4Adriatic Sea · 15113 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.44 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 15105 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.26 km WNW of Lukovo, North Macedonia · 15102 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 2.39 km SE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15154 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.311 km N of Shëngjin, Albania · 15154 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.211 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 15165 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.510 km W of Debar, North Macedonia · 15166 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.513 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15175 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002d92. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.