Albania earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km NNW of Bulqizë, Albania

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Bulqizë, Albania on Sat, Apr 26, 2003, 3:11 AM GMT+2 (01:11 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 7 km NNW of Cërrik, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-04-26 01:11:37 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.523° N, 20.213° 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 usp000bvz7. 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
73°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.610 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8560 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.94 km SE of Roskovec, Albania · 8555 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.717 km NE of Gramsh, Albania · 8554 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.56 km W of Lushnjë, Albania · 8554 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.34 km NNW of Krujë, Albania · 8552 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.36 km N of Krujë, Albania · 8552 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.68 km S of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8541 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.74 km ESE of Kavajë, Albania · 8540 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.315 km NW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8537 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.38 km SW of Kukës, Albania · 8536 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.313 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 8536 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.57 km NNW of Cërrik, Albania · 8536 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.014 km SW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8532 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.66 km ENE of Cërrik, Albania · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.18 km NW of Banaj, Albania · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.4Albania · 8514 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.43 km WSW of Gurgurnica, North Macedonia · 8562 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.99 km SSE of Gurgurnica, North Macedonia · 8564 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.512 km NE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8565 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.05 km WSW of Šipkovica, North Macedonia · 8566 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.55 km WNW of Šipkovica, North Macedonia · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.720 km WSW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8567 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.511 km S of Cërrik, Albania · 8576 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.519 km WSW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 8582 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.2Albania · 8585 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.45 km NW of Debar, North Macedonia · 8586 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.318 km NE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8588 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvz7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.