Albania earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 1 km WNW of Elbasan, Albania

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Elbasan, Albania on Wed, Jul 24, 2002, 2:52 AM GMT+2 (00:52 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-07-24 00:52:54 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.117° N, 20.061° 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: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.83 km SSE of Cërrik, Albania · 8834 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.56 km ENE of Cërrik, Albania · 8834 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.514 km SSW of Tirana, Albania · 8834 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.09 km NNE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8833 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.614 km N of Gramsh, Albania · 8833 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.62 km WSW of Elbasan, Albania · 8833 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.23 km SSE of Peqin, Albania · 8833 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.812 km W of Krrabë, Albania · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.63 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8831 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.07 km SSE of Elbasan, Albania · 8831 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.711 km NNE of Elbasan, Albania · 8831 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.72 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8831 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.713 km S of Tirana, Albania · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.97 km SE of Lushnjë, Albania · 8831 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.79 km WSW of Cërrik, Albania · 8831 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.74 km SW of Krrabë, Albania · 8831 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.85 km SE of Tirana, Albania · 8831 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.81 km S of Peqin, Albania · 8829 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.52 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8829 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.611 km NE of Peqin, Albania · 8829 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.712 km NE of Peqin, Albania · 8828 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.511 km SSW of Tirana, Albania · 8828 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 3.111 km NE of Peqin, Albania · 8827 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.81 km NW of Labunista, North Macedonia · 8825 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 3.413 km NE of Bilisht, Albania · 8824 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.95 km ESE of Cërrik, Albania · 8824 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 3.56 km NE of Mborje, Albania · 8823 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.312 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8811 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.74 km NNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8810 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.912 km S of Vukatanë, Albania · 8810 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.914 km SE of Vukatanë, Albania · 8807 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 3.44 km NW of Selenicë, Albania · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 3.316 km ENE of Maliq, Albania · 8801 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.71 km SSW of Elbasan, Albania · 8801 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.213 km W of Milot, Albania · 8796 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 3.40 km S of Vlorë, Albania · 8794 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.62 km NNE of Elbasan, Albania · 8794 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 4.111 km NNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8794 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.24 km NE of Elbasan, Albania · 8794 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.77 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8794 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.74 km SSE of Krrabë, Albania · 8794 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.611 km W of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8794 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.112 km NE of Shëngjin, Albania · 8793 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.715 km NW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8793 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 3.310 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.212 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8790 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 3.52 km ENE of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8786 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.55 km SW of Tirana, Albania · 8779 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.14 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8777 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.614 km SSW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 8776 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.511 km NW of Cërrik, Albania · 8835 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.012 km N of Rubik, Albania · 8839 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.422 km WSW of Korçë, Albania · 8855 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.3Albania-Macedonia border region · 8861 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.513 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8861 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8ns. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.