Albania earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 13 km NE of Bilisht, Albania

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Bilisht, Albania on Sat, Aug 3, 2002, 6:09 PM GMT+3 (15:09 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 11 km NNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-08-03 15:09:18 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.710° N, 21.100° 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

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Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.95 km ESE of Cërrik, Albania · 8824 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.56 km NE of Mborje, Albania · 8824 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.47 km S of Nestório, Greece · 8808 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.316 km ENE of Maliq, Albania · 8802 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.71 km SSW of Elbasan, Albania · 8801 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.39 km SW of Flórina, Greece · 8797 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.62 km NNE of Elbasan, Albania · 8794 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.111 km NNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8794 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.24 km NE of Elbasan, Albania · 8794 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.611 km W of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8794 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.715 km NW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8793 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.310 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.52 km ENE of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8786 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.210 km SSW of Kónitsa, Greece · 8781 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.614 km SSW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 8776 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.111 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8771 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.018 km ESE of Kónitsa, Greece · 8770 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.1Macedonia · 8769 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.81 km NW of Labunista, North Macedonia · 8826 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.711 km NNE of Elbasan, Albania · 8831 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.07 km SSE of Elbasan, Albania · 8831 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.62 km WSW of Elbasan, Albania · 8834 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.614 km N of Gramsh, Albania · 8834 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.56 km ENE of Cërrik, Albania · 8834 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.83 km SSE of Cërrik, Albania · 8835 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.61 km WNW of Elbasan, Albania · 8835 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b98b. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:35 AM UTC.