M2.2 earthquake 4 km NE of Elbasan, Albania
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Elbasan, Albania on Mon, Sep 2, 2002, 9:15 PM GMT+2 (19:15 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 11 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-02 19:15:20 UTC
- Depth
- 0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.140° N, 20.129° 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
- 12
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 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.77 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8791 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.74 km SSE of Krrabë, Albania · 8791 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.611 km W of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8791 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.112 km NE of Shëngjin, Albania · 8790 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.715 km NW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8790 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.310 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8790 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.212 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8787 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.52 km ENE of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8783 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.55 km SW of Tirana, Albania · 8776 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.14 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8775 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.614 km SSW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 8773 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.111 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8768 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.311 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 8762 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.82 km NNE of Bulqizë, Albania · 8748 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.92 km SSE of Roskovec, Albania · 8738 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.211 km ENE of Peqin, Albania · 8733 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.69 km NNE of Kuçovë, Albania · 8733 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.66 km SSW of Zajas, North Macedonia · 8731 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
Before
- 4.111 km NNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8791 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.62 km NNE of Elbasan, Albania · 8791 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.40 km S of Vlorë, Albania · 8791 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.213 km W of Milot, Albania · 8793 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.71 km SSW of Elbasan, Albania · 8798 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.316 km ENE of Maliq, Albania · 8798 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.44 km NW of Selenicë, Albania · 8800 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.914 km SE of Vukatanë, Albania · 8804 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.74 km NNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8808 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.312 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8808 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.56 km NE of Mborje, Albania · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bb4x. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.