Albania earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 5 km WNW of Elbasan, Albania

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Elbasan, Albania on Thu, Jan 24, 2002, 4:01 AM GMT+1 (03:01 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 13 km NE of Pogradec, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-01-24 03:01:47 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.139° N, 20.024° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 9013 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.135 km NW of Fier, Albania · 9008 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.43 km N of Labunista, North Macedonia · 9008 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.319 km NNE of Gramsh, Albania · 8995 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.23 km WSW of Krujë, Albania · 8988 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.215 km ENE of Gramsh, Albania · 8986 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.51 km S of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8985 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.52 km SSW of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8985 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.93 km NNE of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.64 km E of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8985 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.53 km SE of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8985 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.66 km WSW of Grn?ari, North Macedonia · 8984 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.68 km E of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8984 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.315 km E of Pogradec, Albania · 8979 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.58 km SE of Pogradec, Albania · 8979 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.03 km WNW of Korçë, Albania · 8979 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.312 km ENE of Pogradec, Albania · 8979 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.59 km NE of Maliq, Albania · 8979 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.011 km NE of Pogradec, Albania · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 3.09 km SW of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 3.813 km NE of Pogradec, Albania · 8977 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.314 km SSE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8974 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.81 km WSW of Fushë-Krujë, Albania · 8969 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.38 km E of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8968 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 3.18 km SE of Selenicë, Albania · 8964 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.06 km ENE of Poliçan, Albania · 9020 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.35 km SE of Poliçan, Albania · 9021 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.02 km SSE of Tirana, Albania · 9027 days ago · 56 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.44 km NNE of Klos, Albania · 9034 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.311 km W of Laç, Albania · 9041 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.02 km N of Shëngjin, Albania · 9046 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ax21. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.