Albania earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km SSE of Pukë, Albania

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Pukë, Albania on Sun, Dec 1, 2002, 5:28 AM GMT+1 (04:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 16 km SE of Bulqizë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-12-01 04:28:05 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.933° N, 19.953° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.77 km WNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8699 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.45 km E of Kamëz, Albania · 8698 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.58 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8695 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.22 km S of Prizren, Kosovo · 8695 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.93 km NNE of Krujë, Albania · 8686 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.619 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8685 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.65 km SSW of Rrëshen, Albania · 8672 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.45 km NNE of Krrabë, Albania · 8668 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.78 km SSW of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8658 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.011 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8658 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.013 km SSW of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8658 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.413 km ESE of Koplik, Albania · 8656 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.813 km NE of Shkodër, Albania · 8655 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.44 km W of Kamëz, Albania · 8654 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.11 km SSE of Rrogozhinë, Albania · 8654 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.012 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8651 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.38 km WNW of Labunista, North Macedonia · 8651 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.928 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8650 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.616 km SE of Bulqizë, Albania · 8646 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.78 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8646 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.111 km WNW of Pe?, Kosovo · 8646 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.810 km SSE of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8646 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 3.610 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8646 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.910 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8646 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.710 km SSW of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8646 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.610 km NW of Pe?, Kosovo · 8646 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.910 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8646 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.210 km NW of Pe?, Kosovo · 8646 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.110 km NW of Pe?, Kosovo · 8644 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.811 km NNE of Shkodër, Albania · 8644 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 3.123 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8643 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.31 km ESE of Spuž, Montenegro · 8642 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.518 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8706 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.811 km WSW of Shkodër, Albania · 8708 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.22 km ESE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8712 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.39 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8721 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.511 km ENE of Spuž, Montenegro · 8724 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.37 km SSW of Lezhë, Albania · 8724 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.721 km S of Kukës, Albania · 8727 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.39 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8729 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.66 km SSW of Zajas, North Macedonia · 8732 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bju5. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC.