Albania earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km N of Shëngjin, Albania

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km N of Shëngjin, Albania on Fri, Dec 28, 2001, 5:28 PM GMT+1 (16:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km SSE of Tirana, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-12-28 16:28:32 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.838° N, 19.594° 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
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311 km W of Laç, Albania · 9040 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.07 km NNE of Spuž, Montenegro · 9037 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.211 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 9034 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.44 km NNE of Klos, Albania · 9034 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.85 km ESE of Mataguži, Montenegro · 9033 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.911 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 9030 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.02 km SSE of Tirana, Albania · 9026 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.75 km WNW of Elbasan, Albania · 9018 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.12 km NNW of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 9016 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.13 km E of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 9015 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.51 km ESE of Šušanj, Montenegro · 9015 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.2Montenegro-Albania border region · 9014 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.713 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 9012 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.94 km NNW of Shkodër, Albania · 9010 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.79 km W of Shkodër, Albania · 9003 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.67 km N of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 9002 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.512 km ENE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 9000 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.612 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8996 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.23 km WSW of Krujë, Albania · 8987 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.79 km SW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8986 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.011 km NE of Krrabë, Albania · 9049 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.413 km W of Fushë-Krujë, Albania · 9065 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.35 km S of Junik, Kosovo · 9066 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.36 km NE of Klos, Albania · 9068 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.711 km W of Lukovo, North Macedonia · 9069 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.610 km W of Lukovo, North Macedonia · 9073 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000avep. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC.