Albania earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake Albania

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck in Albania on Thu, May 30, 2002, 10:29 PM GMT+2 (20:29 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km SSE of Elbasan, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-05-30 20:29:57 UTC
Depth
23.2 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.094° N, 19.866° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.36 km NE of Ulëz, Albania · 8876 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.915 km SSE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.915 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8874 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.612 km NNW of Roskovec, Albania · 8868 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.513 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8861 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.3Albania-Macedonia border region · 8861 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.422 km WSW of Korçë, Albania · 8855 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.012 km N of Rubik, Albania · 8839 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.511 km NW of Cërrik, Albania · 8835 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.61 km WNW of Elbasan, Albania · 8834 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.83 km SSE of Cërrik, Albania · 8834 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.56 km ENE of Cërrik, Albania · 8834 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.514 km SSW of Tirana, Albania · 8833 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.09 km NNE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8833 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.614 km N of Gramsh, Albania · 8833 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.62 km WSW of Elbasan, Albania · 8833 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 3.23 km SSE of Peqin, Albania · 8833 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.812 km W of Krrabë, Albania · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.63 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8831 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.07 km SSE of Elbasan, Albania · 8831 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.711 km NNE of Elbasan, Albania · 8830 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.72 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8830 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.713 km S of Tirana, Albania · 8830 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.97 km SE of Lushnjë, Albania · 8830 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.79 km WSW of Cërrik, Albania · 8830 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.74 km SW of Krrabë, Albania · 8830 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.85 km SE of Tirana, Albania · 8830 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.81 km S of Peqin, Albania · 8829 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.52 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8829 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 3.220 km ESE of Gramsh, Albania · 8901 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.14 km SE of Mamurras, Albania · 8906 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.44 km ESE of Peqin, Albania · 8906 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.36 km ENE of Laç, Albania · 8907 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.225 km WSW of Kavajë, Albania · 8908 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.311 km WNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8914 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b58k. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.