Albania earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 11 km W of Laç, Albania

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 11 km W of Laç, Albania on Wed, Jan 2, 2002, 7:30 AM GMT+1 (06:30 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km SSE of Tirana, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-01-02 06:30:51 UTC
Depth
19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.642° N, 19.574° 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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 9035 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.44 km NNE of Klos, Albania · 9035 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.85 km ESE of Mataguži, Montenegro · 9034 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.911 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 9032 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.02 km SSE of Tirana, Albania · 9027 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.75 km WNW of Elbasan, Albania · 9020 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.12 km NNW of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 9017 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.13 km E of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 9017 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.51 km ESE of Šušanj, Montenegro · 9017 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.2Montenegro-Albania border region · 9016 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.713 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 9014 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.94 km NNW of Shkodër, Albania · 9012 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.135 km NW of Fier, Albania · 9009 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.43 km N of Labunista, North Macedonia · 9008 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.79 km W of Shkodër, Albania · 9004 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.67 km N of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 9003 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.512 km ENE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 9001 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.612 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8998 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.319 km NNE of Gramsh, Albania · 8995 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.23 km WSW of Krujë, Albania · 8988 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.55 km E of Budva, Montenegro · 8985 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.02 km N of Shëngjin, Albania · 9046 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.011 km NE of Krrabë, Albania · 9051 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.413 km W of Fushë-Krujë, Albania · 9066 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.36 km NE of Klos, Albania · 9070 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.711 km W of Lukovo, North Macedonia · 9070 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000avp5. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.