Albania earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 5 km NNW of Gramsh, Albania

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Gramsh, Albania on Wed, Feb 19, 2003, 5:26 PM GMT+1 (16:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 17 km NW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-02-19 16:26:30 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.911° N, 20.149° E
Region
Albania
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.08 km SSW of Ersekë, Albania · 8628 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.212 km SW of Cërrik, Albania · 8627 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.914 km NNE of Gramsh, Albania · 8625 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.76 km SSE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8625 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.46 km SE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8625 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.46 km S of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8625 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.312 km ESE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8623 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.410 km SSE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8617 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.49 km ESE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8616 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.313 km SE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8615 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.96 km S of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8608 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.42 km SSW of Kamëz, Albania · 8605 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.41 km NW of Poliçan, Albania · 8603 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.117 km NW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8598 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.415 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8598 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.917 km NE of Krrabë, Albania · 8598 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.79 km SSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 3.18 km NE of Elbasan, Albania · 8593 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.49 km S of Orikum, Albania · 8593 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.515 km SSE of Ballsh, Albania · 8593 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 4.114 km SSE of Selenicë, Albania · 8592 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 3.34 km W of Gjirokastër, Albania · 8592 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.18 km NNW of Delvinë, Albania · 8592 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 3.115 km N of Kónitsa, Greece · 8590 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.45 km NW of Debar, North Macedonia · 8588 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.2Albania · 8587 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.519 km WSW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 8584 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 3.511 km S of Cërrik, Albania · 8578 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 3.64 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 8573 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.310 km E of Elbasan, Albania · 8628 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.04 km WNW of Gramsh, Albania · 8629 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.711 km NE of Elbasan, Albania · 8629 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.03 km NNW of Fushë-Krujë, Albania · 8630 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.513 km N of Gramsh, Albania · 8630 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.412 km WNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8631 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.717 km SW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 8638 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.54 km SSE of Peqin, Albania · 8639 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.616 km SE of Bulqizë, Albania · 8653 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.38 km WNW of Labunista, North Macedonia · 8657 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000br16. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC.