M2.8 earthquake 11 km WSW of Shkodër, Albania
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Shkodër, Albania on Mon, Nov 25, 2002, 10:51 PM GMT+1 (21:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania. 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 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-25 21:51:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.037° N, 19.384° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.518 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8705 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.78 km SW of Tivat, Montenegro · 8703 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Pukë, Albania · 8701 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.77 km WNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8698 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.45 km E of Kamëz, Albania · 8697 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.58 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8694 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.616 km SSE of Šavnik, Montenegro · 8686 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.93 km NNE of Krujë, Albania · 8685 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.619 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8684 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.65 km SSW of Rrëshen, Albania · 8671 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.011 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8657 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.013 km SSW of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8657 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.413 km ESE of Koplik, Albania · 8654 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.813 km NE of Shkodër, Albania · 8654 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.44 km W of Kamëz, Albania · 8653 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.012 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8650 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.928 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8649 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
Before
- 2.22 km ESE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8711 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.39 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8720 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.18 km SW of Tivat, Montenegro · 8722 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.511 km ENE of Spuž, Montenegro · 8723 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.37 km SSW of Lezhë, Albania · 8723 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.56 km E of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8725 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.721 km S of Kukës, Albania · 8726 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.39 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8728 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.716 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8735 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bjcv. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC.