Albania earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8 km NNW of Rubik, Albania

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Rubik, Albania on Sun, Oct 28, 2001, 8:32 PM GMT+1 (19:32 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 10 km W of Lukovo, North Macedonia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-10-28 19:32:51 UTC
Depth
16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.838° N, 19.733° 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
10

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.216 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9105 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.36 km NNE of Elbasan, Albania · 9103 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.92 km SSW of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 9102 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.94 km WNW of Elbasan, Albania · 9102 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.710 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 9098 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.55 km N of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 9097 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.16 km WSW of Mamurras, Albania · 9095 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.111 km NNW of Shijak, Albania · 9095 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.110 km W of Pukë, Albania · 9092 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.610 km E of Burrel, Albania · 9091 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.611 km WSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 9081 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.110 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9081 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.513 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 9077 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.610 km W of Lukovo, North Macedonia · 9072 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.711 km W of Lukovo, North Macedonia · 9068 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.36 km NE of Klos, Albania · 9068 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.35 km S of Junik, Kosovo · 9065 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.413 km W of Fushë-Krujë, Albania · 9064 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.011 km NE of Krrabë, Albania · 9049 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.513 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9106 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.413 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9106 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.013 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9106 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.510 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 9111 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.211 km SSE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 9113 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.89 km SW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 9116 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.1Montenegro-Albania border region · 9116 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.73 km SE of Podgorica, Montenegro · 9117 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.927 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 9124 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.56 km E of Podgorica, Montenegro · 9124 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.25 km NE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 9125 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.123 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 9126 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.419 km SW of Kukës, Albania · 9126 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.116 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 9134 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.62 km NNE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 9135 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away

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