Albania earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 8 km NW of Banaj, Albania

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Banaj, Albania on Thu, Jun 5, 2003, 6:43 PM GMT+2 (16:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12 km SSE of Himarë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-06-05 16:43:23 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.884° N, 19.781° 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 usp000bz5f. 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
78°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4Albania · 8517 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.921 km S of Orikum, Albania · 8513 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.620 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 8512 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.313 km NNW of Ersekë, Albania · 8501 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.66 km ESE of Shijak, Albania · 8500 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.44 km E of Durrës, Albania · 8498 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.33 km N of Fushë-Krujë, Albania · 8498 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.012 km N of Himarë, Albania · 8497 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.312 km SSE of Himarë, Albania · 8494 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.48 km WNW of Durrës, Albania · 8493 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.811 km WNW of Pogradec, Albania · 8491 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.69 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8488 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.59 km SW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8475 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.915 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8471 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.310 km ENE of Tirana, Albania · 8470 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.814 km E of Gramsh, Albania · 8467 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.312 km ENE of Kavajë, Albania · 8466 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.66 km ENE of Cërrik, Albania · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.014 km WSW of Tepelenë, Albania · 8531 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.31 km NNE of Poliçan, Albania · 8538 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.57 km NNW of Cërrik, Albania · 8539 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.74 km ESE of Kavajë, Albania · 8543 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.68 km S of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8543 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bz5f. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:36 AM UTC.