Albania earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 16 km W of Gjirokastër, Albania

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 16 km W of Gjirokastër, Albania on Tue, Nov 25, 2003, 9:04 PM GMT+1 (20:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 7 km W of Himarë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-11-25 20:04:45 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.083° N, 19.951° 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 usp000cdvz. 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
125°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.113 km WNW of Gjirokastër, Albania · 8348 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.810 km WNW of Gjirokastër, Albania · 8348 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.45 km NE of Katsikás, Greece · 8346 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.516 km NNW of Himarë, Albania · 8343 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.42 km E of Kalpáki, Greece · 8337 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.33 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8337 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.38 km NNE of Korçë, Albania · 8335 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.33 km S of Himarë, Albania · 8323 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.611 km N of Himarë, Albania · 8320 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.47 km W of Himarë, Albania · 8319 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.0Greece-Albania border region · 8302 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.016 km SE of Himarë, Albania · 8349 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.19 km WNW of Gjirokastër, Albania · 8349 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.38 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8370 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.111 km W of Rodotópi, Greece · 8374 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.311 km SW of Cërrik, Albania · 8376 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cdvz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.