M2.9 earthquake 45 km WNW of Durrës, Albania
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 45 km WNW of Durrës, Albania on Tue, Jul 3, 1990, 1:43 PM GMT+2 (11:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 47 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-07-03 11:43:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.480° N, 18.946° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.29 km ENE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 13240 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.66 km ENE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 13240 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.847 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 13235 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.145 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 13235 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.643 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 13235 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.047 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 13235 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.27 km E of Vukatanë, Albania · 13215 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.211 km ENE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.83 km SW of Krujë, Albania · 13185 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004bau. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC.