Albania earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km NW of Pukë, Albania

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Pukë, Albania on Wed, May 23, 2001, 3:11 AM GMT+2 (01:11 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km NNE of Krrabë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-05-23 01:11:01 UTC
Depth
25.2 km (15.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.157° N, 19.755° 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.

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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.112 km NNW of Rubik, Albania · 9260 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.515 km NNE of Krrabë, Albania · 9254 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.310 km WSW of Klos, Albania · 9250 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.910 km SW of Klos, Albania · 9250 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.915 km NNE of Krrabë, Albania · 9250 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.56 km SW of Bulqizë, Albania · 9249 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.26 km SE of Klos, Albania · 9247 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.99 km N of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 9245 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.67 km SE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 9245 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.518 km NE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9239 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.29 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9238 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.55 km ESE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 9237 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.99 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 9237 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.810 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 9236 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.712 km ESE of Krujë, Albania · 9233 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.69 km ENE of Podgorica, Montenegro · 9233 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.912 km E of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9226 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.910 km ENE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9226 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.617 km E of Nikši?, Montenegro · 9222 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.75 km ENE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 9221 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 3.111 km WNW of Negotino, North Macedonia · 9221 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.35 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9221 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.64 km NNW of Tuzi, Montenegro · 9221 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.017 km SW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 9220 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.55 km N of Tuzi, Montenegro · 9218 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.54 km N of Tuzi, Montenegro · 9218 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.810 km WNW of Negotino, North Macedonia · 9218 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.711 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 9218 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.014 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 9216 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.110 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 9215 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.97 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 9214 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.62 km NNW of Tuzi, Montenegro · 9214 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.812 km NE of Tirana, Albania · 9212 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.02 km N of Tuzi, Montenegro · 9212 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.58 km ENE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 9210 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 3.315 km S of Klos, Albania · 9206 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.712 km SSW of Bulqizë, Albania · 9206 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.15 km ESE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 9206 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.617 km E of Nikši?, Montenegro · 9267 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.610 km ENE of Bulqizë, Albania · 9275 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.60 km ENE of Bulqizë, Albania · 9285 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.01 km ESE of Shëngjin, Albania · 9286 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.814 km SSW of Pukë, Albania · 9292 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.616 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 9294 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000afcn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.