M3.2 earthquake 20 km N of Himarë, Albania
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 20 km N of Himarë, Albania on Tue, Apr 16, 2002, 8:46 AM GMT+2 (06:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 14 km WNW of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-16 06:46:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.288° N, 19.733° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.618 km W of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 8923 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.117 km NE of Gramsh, Albania · 8923 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.27 km NNE of Kalpáki, Greece · 8921 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.714 km WNW of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 8918 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.225 km WSW of Kavajë, Albania · 8909 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.09 km NE of Acharávi, Greece · 8908 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.44 km ESE of Peqin, Albania · 8907 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.220 km ESE of Gramsh, Albania · 8901 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.010 km SSW of Leskovik, Albania · 8893 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.5Albania · 8889 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.37 km NW of Ersekë, Albania · 8877 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2gm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.