M2.2 earthquake 25 km WSW of Kavajë, Albania
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Kavajë, Albania on Sat, May 11, 2002, 3:32 AM GMT+2 (01:32 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 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 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-11 01:32:29 UTC
- Depth
- 6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.108° N, 19.266° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.36 km ENE of Laç, Albania · 8910 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.44 km ESE of Peqin, Albania · 8909 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.14 km SE of Mamurras, Albania · 8909 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.5Albania · 8891 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.36 km NE of Ulëz, Albania · 8879 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.612 km NNW of Roskovec, Albania · 8870 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
Before
- 3.311 km WNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8917 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.117 km NE of Gramsh, Albania · 8925 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.912 km SSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8927 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.115 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8929 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.220 km N of Himarë, Albania · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b43k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC.