Albania earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 13 km NNW of Bilisht, Albania

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Bilisht, Albania on Fri, Dec 5, 2003, 10:26 PM GMT+1 (21:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km E of Kalpáki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-05 21:26:54 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.745° N, 20.933° 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 usp000cekt. 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
93°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.42 km E of Kalpáki, Greece · 8335 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.38 km NNE of Korçë, Albania · 8333 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.37 km SE of Pogradec, Albania · 8333 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.24 km SSW of Ammochóri, Greece · 8323 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.313 km NE of Korçë, Albania · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.77 km SSE of Struga, North Macedonia · 8302 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.0Greece-Albania border region · 8299 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.21 km SE of Édessa, Greece · 8284 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.21 km WNW of Édessa, Greece · 8284 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.66 km SSW of Loutráki, Greece · 8283 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.315 km S of Klos, Albania · 8336 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.33 km SSW of Cërrik, Albania · 8337 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.35 km NNE of Laimós, Greece · 8338 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.14 km ENE of Novaci, North Macedonia · 8338 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.77 km ESE of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8349 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.19 km E of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8349 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.04 km ESE of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8350 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.06 km SSW of Bu?in, North Macedonia · 8352 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cekt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.