Albania earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 5 km SW of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Himarë, Albania on Sun, Apr 6, 2003, 9:07 PM GMT+2 (19:07 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 5 km E of Parapótamos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-04-06 19:07:44 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.070° N, 19.700° 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 usp000buka. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.511 km S of Cërrik, Albania · 8576 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.315 km NNE of Konispol, Albania · 8573 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.29 km ENE of Platariá, Greece · 8571 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.64 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 8570 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.94 km SE of Roskovec, Albania · 8554 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.56 km W of Lushnjë, Albania · 8553 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.58 km E of Himarë, Albania · 8551 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.41 km SSW of Vlorë, Albania · 8550 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.55 km ENE of Parapótamos, Greece · 8545 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.26 km ENE of Kónitsa, Greece · 8537 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.31 km NNE of Poliçan, Albania · 8535 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.014 km WSW of Tepelenë, Albania · 8528 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.55 km E of Parapótamos, Greece · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.75 km W of Paramythiá, Greece · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.918 km NE of Filiátes, Greece · 8526 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.88 km ESE of Parapótamos, Greece · 8524 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.015 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 8520 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.03 km SW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8520 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.118 km W of Rodotópi, Greece · 8520 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.18 km NW of Banaj, Albania · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.05 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 8583 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.26 km ENE of Kalpáki, Greece · 8585 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.98 km N of Paramythiá, Greece · 8587 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.115 km N of Kónitsa, Greece · 8587 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.18 km NNW of Delvinë, Albania · 8590 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.34 km W of Gjirokastër, Albania · 8590 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.114 km SSE of Selenicë, Albania · 8590 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.515 km SSE of Ballsh, Albania · 8590 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.49 km S of Orikum, Albania · 8590 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.41 km NW of Poliçan, Albania · 8601 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.58 km N of Párga, Greece · 8605 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000buka. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:05 AM UTC.