Albania earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km ENE of Laç, Albania

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Laç, Albania on Sun, May 12, 2002, 12:39 AM GMT+2 (22:39 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 16 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-05-11 22:39:56 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.652° N, 19.783° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.44 km ESE of Peqin, Albania · 8906 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.14 km SE of Mamurras, Albania · 8906 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.49 km WSW of Vrutok, North Macedonia · 8896 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.316 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8891 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.716 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8891 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.615 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8890 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.715 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8890 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.518 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8890 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.5Albania · 8889 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.05 km WNW of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8884 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.217 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8879 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.716 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8877 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.310 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.36 km NE of Ulëz, Albania · 8876 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.915 km SSE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 3.915 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.110 km SSE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8874 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.94 km S of Podgorica, Montenegro · 8874 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.612 km NNW of Roskovec, Albania · 8868 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.814 km WSW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8864 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.47 km NNW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8863 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.513 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8861 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 3.3Albania-Macedonia border region · 8861 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.610 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8855 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.225 km WSW of Kavajë, Albania · 8908 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.311 km WNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8914 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.519 km SW of Kukës, Albania · 8917 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.714 km SW of Koplik, Albania · 8921 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.117 km NE of Gramsh, Albania · 8923 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.912 km SSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8925 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.6Montenegro-Albania border region · 8925 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.115 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8926 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.810 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8926 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.013 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8933 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.015 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8936 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.513 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8937 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.811 km ENE of Dragash, Kosovo · 8937 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b453. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.