M4.0 earthquake 7 km SSE of Elbasan, Albania

Magnitude

4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Jul 27, 2002, 5:25 PM GMT+2

UTC

2002-07-27 15:25:19 UTC

Depth

0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

41.046° N, 20.113° E

Region

Albania

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

77

• Elbasan, AlbaniaPopulation 100,903. Forecast8 kmSSE
• Sofia, BulgariaPopulation 1,152,556. Forecast323 kmWSW

After

1. 2.711 km NNE of Elbasan, AlbaniaSat, Jul 27, 9:11 PM GMT+2 · 8831 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
2. 2.72 km NNW of Krrabë, AlbaniaSat, Jul 27, 10:02 PM GMT+2 · 8831 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
3. 2.713 km S of Tirana, AlbaniaSat, Jul 27, 11:00 PM GMT+2 · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.97 km SE of Lushnjë, AlbaniaSat, Jul 27, 11:48 PM GMT+2 · 8831 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
5. 2.79 km WSW of Cërrik, AlbaniaSun, Jul 28, 12:28 AM GMT+2 · 8831 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
6. 2.74 km SW of Krrabë, AlbaniaSun, Jul 28, 12:33 AM GMT+2 · 8831 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
7. 2.85 km SE of Tirana, AlbaniaSun, Jul 28, 1:29 AM GMT+2 · 8831 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
8. 2.81 km S of Peqin, AlbaniaMon, Jul 29, 11:51 AM GMT+2 · 8830 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
9. 2.52 km NNW of Krrabë, AlbaniaMon, Jul 29, 4:02 PM GMT+2 · 8830 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
10. 2.611 km NE of Peqin, AlbaniaTue, Jul 30, 1:10 AM GMT+2 · 8829 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
11. 2.712 km NE of Peqin, AlbaniaTue, Jul 30, 8:35 PM GMT+2 · 8828 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
12. 2.511 km SSW of Tirana, AlbaniaTue, Jul 30, 9:53 PM GMT+2 · 8828 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
13. 3.111 km NE of Peqin, AlbaniaWed, Jul 31, 11:28 AM GMT+2 · 8828 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
14. 2.81 km NW of Labunista, North MacedoniaFri, Aug 2, 1:54 PM GMT+2 · 8826 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
15. 3.413 km NE of Bilisht, AlbaniaSat, Aug 3, 6:09 PM GMT+3 · 8825 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
16. 2.95 km ESE of Cërrik, AlbaniaSat, Aug 3, 5:53 PM GMT+2 · 8825 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
17. 3.56 km NE of Mborje, AlbaniaSun, Aug 4, 7:05 AM GMT+2 · 8824 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
18. 2.312 km NNE of Kurbnesh, AlbaniaFri, Aug 16, 8:17 PM GMT+2 · 8811 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
19. 3.44 km NW of Selenicë, AlbaniaSat, Aug 24, 7:06 AM GMT+2 · 8804 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
20. 3.316 km ENE of Maliq, AlbaniaMon, Aug 26, 1:17 PM GMT+2 · 8802 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
21. 2.71 km SSW of Elbasan, AlbaniaTue, Aug 27, 12:30 AM GMT+2 · 8801 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
22. 2.213 km W of Milot, AlbaniaSat, Aug 31, 7:54 PM GMT+2 · 8796 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
23. 3.40 km S of Vlorë, AlbaniaMon, Sep 2, 9:22 AM GMT+2 · 8795 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
24. 2.62 km NNE of Elbasan, AlbaniaMon, Sep 2, 8:51 PM GMT+2 · 8794 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
25. 4.111 km NNW of Librazhd-Qendër, AlbaniaMon, Sep 2, 8:55 PM GMT+2 · 8794 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
26. 2.24 km NE of Elbasan, AlbaniaMon, Sep 2, 9:15 PM GMT+2 · 8794 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
27. 2.77 km ENE of Krrabë, AlbaniaMon, Sep 2, 10:02 PM GMT+2 · 8794 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
28. 2.74 km SSE of Krrabë, AlbaniaMon, Sep 2, 10:06 PM GMT+2 · 8794 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
29. 2.611 km W of Librazhd-Qendër, AlbaniaTue, Sep 3, 12:26 AM GMT+2 · 8794 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
30. 2.715 km NW of Librazhd-Qendër, AlbaniaTue, Sep 3, 9:06 PM GMT+2 · 8793 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
31. 3.310 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, AlbaniaWed, Sep 4, 12:19 AM GMT+2 · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
32. 2.212 km NNW of Kurbnesh, AlbaniaFri, Sep 6, 6:53 PM GMT+2 · 8790 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
33. 3.52 km ENE of Ohrid, North MacedoniaTue, Sep 10, 8:39 PM GMT+2 · 8786 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
34. 2.55 km SW of Tirana, AlbaniaTue, Sep 17, 4:34 PM GMT+2 · 8780 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
35. 2.14 km NNE of Kurbnesh, AlbaniaThu, Sep 19, 4:58 AM GMT+2 · 8778 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
36. 2.614 km SSW of Përrenjas-Fshat, AlbaniaFri, Sep 20, 10:25 PM GMT+2 · 8776 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away

Before

1. 2.63 km NNE of Kurbnesh, AlbaniaSat, Jul 27, 11:53 AM GMT+2 · 8832 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.812 km W of Krrabë, AlbaniaSat, Jul 27, 8:21 AM GMT+2 · 8832 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
3. 3.23 km SSE of Peqin, AlbaniaThu, Jul 25, 11:36 AM GMT+2 · 8834 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.62 km WSW of Elbasan, AlbaniaThu, Jul 25, 4:47 AM GMT+2 · 8834 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
5. 3.614 km N of Gramsh, AlbaniaThu, Jul 25, 4:32 AM GMT+2 · 8834 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.09 km NNE of Rrëshen, AlbaniaThu, Jul 25, 3:22 AM GMT+2 · 8834 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
7. 2.514 km SSW of Tirana, AlbaniaWed, Jul 24, 8:55 PM GMT+2 · 8834 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
8. 2.56 km ENE of Cërrik, AlbaniaWed, Jul 24, 5:02 PM GMT+2 · 8835 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
9. 3.83 km SSE of Cërrik, AlbaniaWed, Jul 24, 12:26 PM GMT+2 · 8835 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.61 km WNW of Elbasan, AlbaniaWed, Jul 24, 2:52 AM GMT+2 · 8835 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.511 km NW of Cërrik, AlbaniaTue, Jul 23, 1:02 PM GMT+2 · 8836 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.012 km N of Rubik, AlbaniaFri, Jul 19, 8:07 AM GMT+2 · 8840 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
13. 3.422 km WSW of Korçë, AlbaniaWed, Jul 3, 9:55 AM GMT+2 · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8vz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.