Albania earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 8 km NW of Vorë, Albania

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Vorë, Albania on Tue, Sep 18, 2001, 7:13 PM GMT+2 (17:13 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 11 km NNE of Poliçan, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-09-18 17:13:27 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.439° N, 19.570° 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311 km NE of Peshkopi, Albania · 9144 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.116 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 9137 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.419 km SW of Kukës, Albania · 9128 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.123 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 9128 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.25 km NE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 9127 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.1Montenegro-Albania border region · 9118 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.89 km SW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 9118 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.211 km SSE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 9116 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.510 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 9113 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.013 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9108 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.413 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9108 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.513 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9108 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.48 km NNW of Rubik, Albania · 9108 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.216 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9107 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.36 km NNE of Elbasan, Albania · 9105 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.92 km SSW of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 9104 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.94 km WNW of Elbasan, Albania · 9104 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.16 km WSW of Mamurras, Albania · 9098 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.111 km NNW of Shijak, Albania · 9098 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.110 km W of Pukë, Albania · 9094 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.610 km E of Burrel, Albania · 9093 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 3.711 km NNE of Poliçan, Albania · 9093 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.512 km SW of Durrës, Albania · 9158 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.710 km N of Shëngjin, Albania · 9161 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.6Albania-Macedonia border region · 9163 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.64 km SSW of Debar, North Macedonia · 9168 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.317 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 9168 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.56 km W of Debar, North Macedonia · 9170 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.612 km SW of Koplik, Albania · 9171 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.123 km SW of Shëngjin, Albania · 9173 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away

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