Albania earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 14 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania on Thu, Apr 4, 1985, 4:44 AM GMT+2 (02:44 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-04-04 02:44:20 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.066° N, 19.713° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.19 km NNE of Lezhë, Albania · 15152 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.914 km E of Koplik, Albania · 15147 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.89 km SE of Rožaje, Montenegro · 15143 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.12 km WNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 15138 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.05 km NW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 15137 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.46 km NW of Pukë, Albania · 15134 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.34 km S of Tuzi, Montenegro · 15131 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.28 km N of Koplik, Albania · 15124 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.4Adriatic Sea · 15123 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.44 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 15114 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.813 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15157 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.48 km SSW of Pukë, Albania · 15158 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.25 km N of Shëngjin, Albania · 15159 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.012 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 15163 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.39 km SE of Vukatanë, Albania · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.311 km N of Shëngjin, Albania · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.211 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 15175 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.510 km W of Debar, North Macedonia · 15176 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.513 km W of Pukë, Albania · 15184 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dek. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.