Albania earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 4 km WSW of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Himarë, Albania on Tue, Apr 15, 2003, 7:49 PM GMT+2 (17:49 UTC), 20 km (12 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
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-04-15 17:49:36 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.090° N, 19.690° 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 usp000bv8j. 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
172°
Stations used
22

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.94 km SE of Roskovec, Albania · 8556 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.56 km W of Lushnjë, Albania · 8555 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.58 km E of Himarë, Albania · 8552 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.41 km SSW of Vlorë, Albania · 8552 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.55 km ENE of Parapótamos, Greece · 8546 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.26 km ENE of Kónitsa, Greece · 8538 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.31 km NNE of Poliçan, Albania · 8536 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.014 km WSW of Tepelenë, Albania · 8529 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.55 km E of Parapótamos, Greece · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.75 km W of Paramythiá, Greece · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.918 km NE of Filiátes, Greece · 8528 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.88 km ESE of Parapótamos, Greece · 8525 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.015 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 8521 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.03 km SW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8521 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.118 km W of Rodotópi, Greece · 8521 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.18 km NW of Banaj, Albania · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.29 km ENE of Platariá, Greece · 8573 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.315 km NNE of Konispol, Albania · 8574 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.511 km S of Cërrik, Albania · 8577 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.05 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 8581 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.05 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 8584 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.26 km ENE of Kalpáki, Greece · 8587 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.98 km N of Paramythiá, Greece · 8588 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.115 km N of Kónitsa, Greece · 8589 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.18 km NNW of Delvinë, Albania · 8591 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.34 km W of Gjirokastër, Albania · 8591 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.114 km SSE of Selenicë, Albania · 8591 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.515 km SSE of Ballsh, Albania · 8591 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.49 km S of Orikum, Albania · 8592 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bv8j. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC.