M3.2 earthquake 17 km N of Himarë, Albania
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 17 km N of Himarë, Albania on Tue, Oct 29, 2002, 4:28 PM GMT+1 (15:28 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 20 km NW of Acharávi, 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
- 2002-10-29 15:28:49 UTC
- Depth
- 3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.260° N, 19.780° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.211 km ENE of Peqin, Albania · 8735 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.69 km NNE of Kuçovë, Albania · 8735 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.412 km SSW of Himarë, Albania · 8730 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.75 km SSE of Roskovec, Albania · 8725 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.517 km N of Acharávi, Greece · 8718 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.533 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 8718 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.520 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 8717 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.413 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 8717 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.521 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 8717 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.620 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 8717 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.831 km SW of Orikum, Albania · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.311 km WNW of Vlorë, Albania · 8707 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.611 km E of Lushnjë, Albania · 8704 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.214 km ENE of Poliçan, Albania · 8699 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.12 km WSW of Patos Fshat, Albania · 8697 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.515 km SSW of Tepelenë, Albania · 8694 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
Before
- 2.92 km SSE of Roskovec, Albania · 8740 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.322 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 8741 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.615 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 8742 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.97 km S of Leskovik, Albania · 8757 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.0Greece-Albania border region · 8758 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.615 km ESE of Libohovë, Albania · 8758 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.713 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8758 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.916 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8758 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.29 km W of Kónitsa, Greece · 8758 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.310 km NNE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8758 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.49 km E of Libohovë, Albania · 8758 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfm3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.