Albania earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 4 km NE of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Himarë, Albania on Sat, Aug 18, 1990, 4:47 PM GMT+2 (14:47 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-08-18 14:47:50 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.134° N, 19.780° E
Region
Albania
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (V) at Borsh, Dhermi, Ftere, Gjirokaster, Himare and Sarande and (IV) at Tepelene.

From the USGS event page for usp0004dkj. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.26 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.29 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 13185 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.49 km SE of Cërrik, Albania · 13184 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.24 km SW of Berat, Albania · 13179 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.04 km WSW of Leskovik, Albania · 13153 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.210 km NE of Himarë, Albania · 13150 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 3.16 km SSW of Berat, Albania · 13199 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.36 km S of Berat, Albania · 13199 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.112 km WSW of Pérdika, Greece · 13199 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.512 km E of Himarë, Albania · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.818 km NE of Konispol, Albania · 13213 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.113 km WNW of Maliq, Albania · 13219 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004dkj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.