M2.8 earthquake 2 km NNE of Bulqizë, Albania
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Bulqizë, Albania on Tue, Oct 15, 2002, 12:30 PM GMT+2 (10:30 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 21 km S of Kukës, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-15 10:30:13 UTC
- Depth
- 0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.509° N, 20.237° 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
- 11
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.124 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8748 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.92 km SSE of Roskovec, Albania · 8740 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.211 km ENE of Peqin, Albania · 8735 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.69 km NNE of Kuçovë, Albania · 8735 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.66 km SSW of Zajas, North Macedonia · 8734 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.721 km S of Kukës, Albania · 8729 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.37 km SSW of Lezhë, Albania · 8725 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.75 km SSE of Roskovec, Albania · 8725 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.22 km ESE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8714 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.811 km WSW of Shkodër, Albania · 8709 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.518 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8708 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Pukë, Albania · 8704 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.611 km E of Lushnjë, Albania · 8704 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.56 km ESE of Sedlarevo, North Macedonia · 8702 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.77 km WNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8701 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.45 km E of Kamëz, Albania · 8699 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.214 km ENE of Poliçan, Albania · 8699 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.22 km S of Prizren, Kosovo · 8696 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 2.311 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 8765 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.111 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8770 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.614 km SSW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 8775 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.14 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8777 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.110 km SSW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8778 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.55 km SW of Tirana, Albania · 8778 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000beks. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.