Albania earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 4 km NNE of Burrel, Albania

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Burrel, Albania on Fri, Nov 28, 2003, 10:19 PM GMT+1 (21:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 0 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro. 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
2003-11-28 21:19:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.652° N, 20.030° 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 usp000ce39. 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
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km SSW of Bar, Montenegro · 8342 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.512 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8338 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.611 km E of Krujë, Albania · 8337 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.410 km SSW of Klos, Albania · 8337 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.32 km NW of Tirana, Albania · 8337 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.74 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8337 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.33 km SSW of Cërrik, Albania · 8337 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.315 km S of Klos, Albania · 8337 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.55 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8336 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.24 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8336 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.70 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8336 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.87 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8336 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.0Albania · 8334 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.94 km NNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8331 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.713 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8330 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.99 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8329 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.34 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8327 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.910 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8324 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.06 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8323 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.74 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8321 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.214 km ESE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8314 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 3.310 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8313 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 3.88 km N of Koplik, Albania · 8311 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.112 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 8310 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.2Montenegro-Albania border region · 8308 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.37 km W of Klos, Albania · 8306 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.611 km ENE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8304 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.77 km SSE of Struga, North Macedonia · 8302 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.612 km E of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8298 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.111 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8297 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.79 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8297 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.710 km SE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8297 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.616 km SE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8297 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.612 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8296 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.512 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8294 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.54 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8291 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.413 km SE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8285 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 2.77 km ESE of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8349 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.19 km E of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8350 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.29 km N of Rrogozhinë, Albania · 8350 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.04 km ESE of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8350 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.84 km SSE of Krujë, Albania · 8353 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.32 km ENE of Krujë, Albania · 8353 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.46 km W of Dragash, Kosovo · 8353 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.412 km NNE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8355 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.51 km WSW of Srbinovo, North Macedonia · 8356 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.716 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8358 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.08 km NNE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8360 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.517 km WNW of Durrës, Albania · 8364 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.011 km W of Negotino, North Macedonia · 8368 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.49 km NE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8369 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ce39. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.