Albania earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14 km ENE of Pogradec, Albania

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Pogradec, Albania on Sun, Aug 12, 1990, 1:44 PM GMT+2 (11:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km ENE of Filótas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-08-12 11:44:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.946° N, 20.817° E
Region
Albania
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.36 km S of Berat, Albania · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.16 km SSW of Berat, Albania · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.75 km ENE of Filótas, Greece · 13195 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.38 km E of Léchovo, Greece · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.510 km WSW of Empório, Greece · 13194 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.214 km E of Burrel, Albania · 13194 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.86 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 13187 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.512 km SSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 13187 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.49 km SE of Cërrik, Albania · 13184 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.37 km E of Cërrik, Albania · 13183 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.96 km WNW of Mesopotamía, Greece · 13181 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.24 km SW of Berat, Albania · 13180 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.75 km NNE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13180 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.510 km WSW of Sopotnica, North Macedonia · 13172 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 3.38 km ESE of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 13169 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.26 km E of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 13169 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.35 km S of Elbasan, Albania · 13155 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.04 km WSW of Leskovik, Albania · 13153 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.512 km WSW of Klos, Albania · 13148 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.31 km SE of Amýntaio, Greece · 13145 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 3.13 km NNE of Xinó Neró, Greece · 13145 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.86 km SSE of Melíti, Greece · 13144 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 3.113 km WNW of Maliq, Albania · 13219 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.420 km W of Grevená, Greece · 13227 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004da5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.