Albania earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake Albania

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in Albania on Wed, Jun 11, 2003, 9:17 AM GMT+2 (07:17 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-06-11 07:17:28 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.277° N, 19.266° E
Region
Albania
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000bzmh. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
313°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66 km ESE of Shijak, Albania · 8497 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.512 km ESE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8496 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.44 km E of Durrës, Albania · 8495 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.33 km N of Fushë-Krujë, Albania · 8494 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.48 km WNW of Durrës, Albania · 8490 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.69 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8485 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.59 km SW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8472 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.915 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8467 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.310 km ENE of Tirana, Albania · 8467 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.910 km WNW of Pukë, Albania · 8464 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.86 km NW of Shkodër, Albania · 8463 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.312 km ENE of Kavajë, Albania · 8463 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.220 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8456 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 3.18 km NW of Banaj, Albania · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.66 km ENE of Cërrik, Albania · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.57 km NNW of Cërrik, Albania · 8535 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.313 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 8536 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.74 km ESE of Kavajë, Albania · 8540 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bzmh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.