Albania earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km S of Vukatanë, Albania

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km S of Vukatanë, Albania on Sun, Aug 18, 2002, 1:22 AM GMT+2 (23:22 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-17 23:22:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.920° N, 19.523° 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: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km ESE of Vukatanë, Albania · 8811 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.713 km W of Pukë, Albania · 8810 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.112 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 8810 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.914 km SE of Vukatanë, Albania · 8810 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.910 km S of Gori?ani, Montenegro · 8810 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.913 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8805 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.54 km E of Podgorica, Montenegro · 8799 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.213 km W of Milot, Albania · 8799 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.62 km NNE of Elbasan, Albania · 8797 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.111 km NNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8797 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.77 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8797 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.74 km SSE of Krrabë, Albania · 8797 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.611 km W of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8797 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.710 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8797 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.99 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8797 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.112 km NE of Shëngjin, Albania · 8797 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.715 km NW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8796 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.94 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro · 8795 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.46 km W of Pukë, Albania · 8794 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.212 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.89 km SE of Koplik, Albania · 8789 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.55 km SW of Tirana, Albania · 8782 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.110 km SSW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8782 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.14 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8781 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 3.310 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 8776 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.17 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8776 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.913 km SSW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8772 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.76 km S of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8772 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.311 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 8769 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.014 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8768 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.12 km ESE of Junik, Kosovo · 8766 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.55 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8762 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.916 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8758 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.82 km NNE of Bulqizë, Albania · 8754 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.79 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8753 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.74 km NNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.312 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8814 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.85 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8816 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.720 km E of Nikšić, Montenegro · 8826 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.916 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8827 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.912 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8827 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.318 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8827 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.314 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8827 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.910 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8827 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.810 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 8828 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.111 km NE of Peqin, Albania · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.511 km SSW of Tirana, Albania · 8831 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.712 km NE of Peqin, Albania · 8831 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.611 km NE of Peqin, Albania · 8832 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.52 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8832 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.85 km SE of Tirana, Albania · 8834 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.74 km SW of Krrabë, Albania · 8834 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.713 km S of Tirana, Albania · 8834 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.72 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8834 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.711 km NNE of Elbasan, Albania · 8834 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ba3r. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.