Albania earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania on Fri, Aug 2, 2002, 1:16 PM GMT+2 (11:16 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 11 km NNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-08-02 11:16:17 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.940° N, 19.513° 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
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km NW of Risan, Montenegro · 8825 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.910 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8824 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.314 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8824 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.318 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8824 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.912 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8824 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.916 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8824 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.720 km E of Nikšić, Montenegro · 8823 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.85 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8812 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.312 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8811 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.74 km NNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8811 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.912 km S of Vukatanë, Albania · 8810 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.98 km ESE of Vukatanë, Albania · 8807 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.713 km W of Pukë, Albania · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.112 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 8807 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.914 km SE of Vukatanë, Albania · 8807 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.910 km S of Gori?ani, Montenegro · 8807 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.913 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8802 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.54 km E of Podgorica, Montenegro · 8796 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.213 km W of Milot, Albania · 8796 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 4.111 km NNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8794 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.77 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8794 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.74 km SSE of Krrabë, Albania · 8794 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.611 km W of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8794 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.710 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8794 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.99 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8794 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.112 km NE of Shëngjin, Albania · 8793 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.715 km NW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8793 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.94 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro · 8792 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.46 km W of Pukë, Albania · 8791 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.212 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8790 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.89 km SE of Koplik, Albania · 8786 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.55 km SW of Tirana, Albania · 8779 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.110 km SSW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8779 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.14 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8778 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 3.310 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 8773 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.17 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8773 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.913 km SSW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8769 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.76 km S of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8769 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.311 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 8766 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 3.111 km NE of Peqin, Albania · 8827 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.511 km SSW of Tirana, Albania · 8828 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.712 km NE of Peqin, Albania · 8828 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.611 km NE of Peqin, Albania · 8829 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.52 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8829 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.85 km SE of Tirana, Albania · 8831 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.74 km SW of Krrabë, Albania · 8831 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.713 km S of Tirana, Albania · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.72 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8831 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.711 km NNE of Elbasan, Albania · 8831 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.63 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8831 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.812 km W of Krrabë, Albania · 8832 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.09 km NNE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8834 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.514 km SSW of Tirana, Albania · 8834 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.511 km NW of Cërrik, Albania · 8835 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.012 km N of Rubik, Albania · 8840 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.57 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8852 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b963. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:46 PM UTC.