Albania earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 13 km E of Vukatanë, Albania

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 13 km E of Vukatanë, Albania on Thu, Apr 4, 1985, 2:20 AM GMT+2 (00:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 14 km E of Koplik, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-04 00:20:31 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.050° N, 19.710° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.714 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15146 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.19 km NNE of Lezhë, Albania · 15141 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.914 km E of Koplik, Albania · 15137 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.89 km SE of Rožaje, Montenegro · 15133 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.12 km WNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 15127 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.05 km NW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 15127 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.46 km NW of Pukë, Albania · 15124 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.34 km S of Tuzi, Montenegro · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.28 km N of Koplik, Albania · 15114 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.4Adriatic Sea · 15112 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.44 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 15104 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.48 km SSW of Pukë, Albania · 15148 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.25 km N of Shëngjin, Albania · 15149 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.012 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15153 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.39 km SE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15154 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.311 km N of Shëngjin, Albania · 15154 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.211 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 15165 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.510 km W of Debar, North Macedonia · 15165 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.513 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15174 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dee. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.