Albania earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 2 km SSE of Tirana, Albania

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Tirana, Albania on Wed, Jan 16, 2002, 7:24 PM GMT+1 (18:24 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-01-16 18:24:41 UTC
Depth
56.1 km (34.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.309° N, 19.834° 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.

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Stations used
91

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.35 km SE of Poliçan, Albania · 9021 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.06 km ENE of Poliçan, Albania · 9020 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.75 km WNW of Elbasan, Albania · 9019 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.13 km E of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 9015 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.713 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 9012 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.94 km NNW of Shkodër, Albania · 9010 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.135 km NW of Fier, Albania · 9008 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.43 km N of Labunista, North Macedonia · 9007 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.79 km W of Shkodër, Albania · 9003 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.67 km N of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 9002 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.319 km NNE of Gramsh, Albania · 8994 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.23 km WSW of Krujë, Albania · 8987 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 3.215 km ENE of Gramsh, Albania · 8985 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.51 km S of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8985 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.52 km SSW of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8985 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.93 km NNE of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 8984 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.64 km E of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8984 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.53 km SE of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8984 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.68 km E of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8984 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.315 km E of Pogradec, Albania · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 3.58 km SE of Pogradec, Albania · 8978 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 3.312 km ENE of Pogradec, Albania · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 3.011 km NE of Pogradec, Albania · 8977 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 3.09 km SW of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8977 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 3.813 km NE of Pogradec, Albania · 8976 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.314 km SSE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8973 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.81 km WSW of Fushë-Krujë, Albania · 8968 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.38 km E of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8967 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.44 km NNE of Klos, Albania · 9034 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.311 km W of Laç, Albania · 9040 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.02 km N of Shëngjin, Albania · 9045 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.011 km NE of Krrabë, Albania · 9049 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000awkz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC.