Albania earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 15 km ESE of Libohovë, Albania

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Libohovë, Albania on Tue, Oct 8, 2002, 11:46 AM GMT+2 (09:46 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-08 09:46:03 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.000° N, 20.440° E
Region
Albania
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
82

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0Greece-Albania border region · 8759 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.97 km S of Leskovik, Albania · 8759 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.615 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 8743 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.322 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 8743 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.27 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 8738 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.217 km N of Himarë, Albania · 8738 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.016 km SW of Tsotíli, Greece · 8733 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.412 km SSW of Himarë, Albania · 8731 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.75 km SSE of Roskovec, Albania · 8727 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.517 km N of Acharávi, Greece · 8719 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.533 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 8719 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.520 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 8719 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.413 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 8719 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.521 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 8718 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 3.620 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 8718 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.38 km NW of Prámanta, Greece · 8708 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 3.48 km NE of Koutselió, Greece · 8705 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.214 km ENE of Poliçan, Albania · 8700 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.713 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8759 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.916 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8759 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.29 km W of Kónitsa, Greece · 8759 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.310 km NNE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8759 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.49 km E of Libohovë, Albania · 8759 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.19 km ESE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8760 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.98 km ESE of Koutselió, Greece · 8763 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.018 km ESE of Kónitsa, Greece · 8771 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.75 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8773 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.15 km NNW of Kanaláki, Greece · 8776 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.5Greece-Albania border region · 8776 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.65 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 8778 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.210 km SSW of Kónitsa, Greece · 8781 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.29 km SSW of Orikum, Albania · 8786 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000be1w. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.