M3.8 earthquake 7 km NNE of Çorovodë, Albania
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Çorovodë, Albania on Sat, Feb 23, 1991, 7:21 AM GMT+1 (06:21 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 14 km NNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania. 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-02-23 06:21:50 UTC
- Depth
- 25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.560° N, 20.272° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.514 km NNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 13003 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.013 km NNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 13003 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.92 km SW of Patos, Albania · 12995 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.47 km NE of Himarë, Albania · 12986 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.39 km SE of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 12985 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.15 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 12981 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.15 km NNE of Cërrik, Albania · 12979 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.64 km N of Cërrik, Albania · 12978 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.08 km NW of Cërrik, Albania · 12977 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.97 km ENE of Pogradec, Albania · 12962 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.215 km W of Pogradec, Albania · 12960 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.78 km WNW of Elbasan, Albania · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.26 km WSW of Elbasan, Albania · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.46 km W of Elbasan, Albania · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.57 km SE of Elbasan, Albania · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.71 km ENE of Elbasan, Albania · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.44 km N of Selenicë, Albania · 12955 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Pogradec, Albania · 12954 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.27 km WSW of Berat, Albania · 12953 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
Before
- 3.110 km ENE of Çorovodë, Albania · 13005 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.810 km E of Elbasan, Albania · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.517 km N of Acharávi, Greece · 13018 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.011 km NW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.925 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 13026 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.39 km SSE of Leskovik, Albania · 13033 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004na9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.