Albania earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km ESE of Vukatanë, Albania

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Vukatanë, Albania on Tue, Aug 20, 2002, 11:53 AM GMT+2 (09:53 UTC), 5 km (3 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-08-20 09:53:17 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.011° N, 19.644° 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: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.713 km W of Pukë, Albania · 8806 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.112 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 8806 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.914 km SE of Vukatanë, Albania · 8806 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.910 km S of Gori?ani, Montenegro · 8805 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.913 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8800 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.54 km E of Podgorica, Montenegro · 8794 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.213 km W of Milot, Albania · 8794 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.111 km NNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8792 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.77 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8792 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.74 km SSE of Krrabë, Albania · 8792 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.611 km W of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8792 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.710 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8792 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.99 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8792 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.112 km NE of Shëngjin, Albania · 8792 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.715 km NW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8791 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.94 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro · 8790 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.46 km W of Pukë, Albania · 8789 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.212 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.89 km SE of Koplik, Albania · 8785 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.55 km SW of Tirana, Albania · 8778 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.110 km SSW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8777 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.14 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8776 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 3.310 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 8771 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.17 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8771 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.913 km SSW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8767 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.76 km S of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8767 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.311 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 8764 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.014 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8763 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.12 km ESE of Junik, Kosovo · 8761 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.55 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8757 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.916 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8753 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.82 km NNE of Bulqizë, Albania · 8750 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.79 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8749 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.124 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8747 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.012 km ESE of Plav, Montenegro · 8746 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.912 km S of Vukatanë, Albania · 8808 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.74 km NNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8809 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.312 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8809 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.85 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8811 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.720 km E of Nikšić, Montenegro · 8821 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.916 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8822 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.912 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8822 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.318 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8822 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.314 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8822 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.910 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8822 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.810 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 8824 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.511 km SSW of Tirana, Albania · 8826 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.52 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8828 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.85 km SE of Tirana, Albania · 8829 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.74 km SW of Krrabë, Albania · 8829 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.713 km S of Tirana, Albania · 8829 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.72 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8829 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.711 km NNE of Elbasan, Albania · 8829 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.63 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8830 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.812 km W of Krrabë, Albania · 8830 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ba8x. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.