Albania earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 1 km SSW of Elbasan, Albania

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Elbasan, Albania on Tue, Aug 27, 2002, 12:30 AM GMT+2 (22:30 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-08-26 22:30:51 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.103° N, 20.078° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.213 km W of Milot, Albania · 8794 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.40 km S of Vlorë, Albania · 8792 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.62 km NNE of Elbasan, Albania · 8792 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.111 km NNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8792 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.24 km NE of Elbasan, Albania · 8792 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.77 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8792 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.74 km SSE of Krrabë, Albania · 8792 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.611 km W of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8792 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.112 km NE of Shëngjin, Albania · 8791 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.715 km NW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8791 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.310 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8791 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.212 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.52 km ENE of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8784 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.55 km SW of Tirana, Albania · 8777 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.14 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8776 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.614 km SSW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 8774 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.111 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8769 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.82 km NNE of Bulqizë, Albania · 8749 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.92 km SSE of Roskovec, Albania · 8739 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.316 km ENE of Maliq, Albania · 8799 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.44 km NW of Selenicë, Albania · 8801 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.74 km NNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8809 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.312 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8809 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.56 km NE of Mborje, Albania · 8821 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.95 km ESE of Cërrik, Albania · 8822 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.413 km NE of Bilisht, Albania · 8822 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.81 km NW of Labunista, North Macedonia · 8823 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.111 km NE of Peqin, Albania · 8825 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.511 km SSW of Tirana, Albania · 8826 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.712 km NE of Peqin, Albania · 8826 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.611 km NE of Peqin, Albania · 8827 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.52 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8827 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.81 km S of Peqin, Albania · 8827 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.85 km SE of Tirana, Albania · 8829 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.74 km SW of Krrabë, Albania · 8829 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bapv. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.