Albania earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 5 km S of Elbasan, Albania

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 5 km S of Elbasan, Albania on Wed, Sep 26, 1990, 10:23 PM GMT+2 (20:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km ENE of Vlorë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-09-26 20:23:07 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.063° N, 20.091° E
Region
Albania
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Kraljev Vrh, Bistra, Zagreb and Varazdin, Yugoslavia.

From the USGS event page for usp0004f3b. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.512 km WSW of Klos, Albania · 13149 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.02 km WNW of Rrëshen, Albania · 13137 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.52 km SSW of Vev?ani, North Macedonia · 13135 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.07 km ENE of Vlorë, Albania · 13125 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.72 km SW of Milot, Albania · 13123 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.98 km N of Përmet, Albania · 13117 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.04 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 13113 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.87 km NE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 13113 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.98 km ENE of Lushnjë, Albania · 13112 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.87 km NE of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 13109 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.76 km ENE of Jankovec, North Macedonia · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.98 km NNW of Rubik, Albania · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.01 km ENE of Gjinkar, Albania · 13101 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.26 km E of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 13170 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.38 km ESE of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 13170 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.510 km WSW of Sopotnica, North Macedonia · 13172 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.24 km SW of Berat, Albania · 13181 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.37 km E of Cërrik, Albania · 13184 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.83 km SW of Krujë, Albania · 13184 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.49 km SE of Cërrik, Albania · 13185 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004f3b. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.