M2.8 earthquake 17 km SE of Libohovë, Albania
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Libohovë, Albania on Mon, Jun 24, 2002, 11:24 AM GMT+2 (09:24 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 12 km ENE of Filiátes, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-24 09:24:05 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.920° N, 20.400° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.114 km NE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8857 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.010 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8856 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.422 km WSW of Korçë, Albania · 8855 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.215 km NNE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.114 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.8Greece-Albania border region · 8854 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.93 km NNW of Kanaláki, Greece · 8853 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.914 km SW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8846 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.512 km ENE of Filiátes, Greece · 8842 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.26 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 8827 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.56 km NE of Mborje, Albania · 8823 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.4Greece-Albania border region · 8823 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.47 km S of Nestório, Greece · 8808 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
Before
- 3.04 km NE of Eleoúsa, Greece · 8865 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.36 km ESE of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 8875 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.37 km NW of Ersekë, Albania · 8877 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.414 km SE of Gáïos, Greece · 8889 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.010 km SSW of Leskovik, Albania · 8893 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b6uc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.