M3.2 earthquake 2 km N of Elbasan, Albania
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 2 km N of Elbasan, Albania on Wed, Dec 27, 2000, 10:58 PM GMT+1 (21:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 18 km SW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-27 21:58:43 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.134° N, 20.082° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.418 km SW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 9411 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.77 km SW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 9410 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.44 km NW of Roskovec, Albania · 9381 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.210 km W of Maliq, Albania · 9371 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.612 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 9358 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.94 km E of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9357 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.015 km SSW of Tirana, Albania · 9354 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6tm. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.