M3.2 earthquake 9 km SSW of Orikum, Albania
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Orikum, Albania on Wed, Sep 11, 2002, 4:59 PM GMT+2 (14:59 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 15 km ESE of Libohovë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-11 14:59:04 UTC
- Depth
- 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.240° N, 19.440° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.49 km E of Libohovë, Albania · 8762 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.916 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8762 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.713 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8762 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.615 km ESE of Libohovë, Albania · 8762 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.615 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 8745 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.322 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 8745 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.92 km SSE of Roskovec, Albania · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.217 km N of Himarë, Albania · 8740 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.69 km NNE of Kuçovë, Albania · 8739 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.412 km SSW of Himarë, Albania · 8733 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.75 km SSE of Roskovec, Albania · 8729 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bc00. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.