Albania earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 16 km S of Bulqizë, Albania

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16 km S of Bulqizë, Albania on Mon, Sep 11, 2000, 11:29 AM GMT+2 (09:29 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 12 km W of Mamurras, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-09-11 09:29:26 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.340° N, 20.200° 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.

Stations used
9

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km NNW of Rrëshen, Albania · 9516 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.66 km SSW of Shëngjin, Albania · 9510 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.715 km WNW of Pukë, Albania · 9510 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.310 km S of Pukë, Albania · 9504 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.98 km NNW of Dragash, Kosovo · 9500 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.17 km W of Debar, North Macedonia · 9493 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.212 km W of Mamurras, Albania · 9480 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.616 km W of Laimós, Greece · 9474 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.28 km S of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 9467 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 3.03 km NE of Selenicë, Albania · 9522 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.15 km NNE of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 9523 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.512 km ESE of Çorovodë, Albania · 9524 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.23 km ENE of Rubik, Albania · 9525 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.410 km WSW of Tirana, Albania · 9528 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.45 km NW of Ulëz, Albania · 9528 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.316 km W of Mamurras, Albania · 9529 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a02p. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.