Albania earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km NE of Ulëz, Albania

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Ulëz, Albania on Wed, Jun 12, 2002, 10:05 AM GMT+2 (08:05 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km SSE of Elbasan, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-06-12 08:05:47 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.726° N, 19.937° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.915 km SSE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8874 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.915 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8874 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.110 km SSE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8874 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.94 km S of Podgorica, Montenegro · 8873 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.814 km WSW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8863 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.47 km NNW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8863 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.513 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8861 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.3Albania-Macedonia border region · 8861 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.610 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8855 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.012 km N of Rubik, Albania · 8839 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.511 km NW of Cërrik, Albania · 8835 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.61 km WNW of Elbasan, Albania · 8834 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.83 km SSE of Cërrik, Albania · 8834 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.56 km ENE of Cërrik, Albania · 8833 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.514 km SSW of Tirana, Albania · 8833 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.09 km NNE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8833 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.614 km N of Gramsh, Albania · 8833 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.62 km WSW of Elbasan, Albania · 8833 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.23 km SSE of Peqin, Albania · 8833 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.812 km W of Krrabë, Albania · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.63 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8831 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 4.07 km SSE of Elbasan, Albania · 8830 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.711 km NNE of Elbasan, Albania · 8830 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.72 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8830 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.713 km S of Tirana, Albania · 8830 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.97 km SE of Lushnjë, Albania · 8830 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.79 km WSW of Cërrik, Albania · 8830 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.74 km SW of Krrabë, Albania · 8830 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.85 km SE of Tirana, Albania · 8830 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.81 km S of Peqin, Albania · 8829 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.52 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8829 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.611 km NE of Peqin, Albania · 8828 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.712 km NE of Peqin, Albania · 8827 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.511 km SSW of Tirana, Albania · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 3.111 km NE of Peqin, Albania · 8827 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.810 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 8825 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.81 km NW of Labunista, North Macedonia · 8825 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.910 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8823 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.95 km ESE of Cërrik, Albania · 8823 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.314 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8823 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 3.318 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8823 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.912 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8823 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.916 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8823 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.716 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8876 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.217 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8878 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.05 km WNW of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8883 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.5Albania · 8888 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.518 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8890 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.715 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8890 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.615 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8890 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.716 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8890 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.316 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8890 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.49 km WSW of Vrutok, North Macedonia · 8896 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.14 km SE of Mamurras, Albania · 8906 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b60m. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:15 AM UTC.