Albania earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 26 km SW of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 26 km SW of Himarë, Albania on Mon, Jun 16, 2003, 3:30 PM GMT+2 (13:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12 km SSE of Himarë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-06-16 13:30:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.955° N, 19.503° 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 usp000c00k. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.620 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 8509 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.116 km WNW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8503 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.25 km SE of Parapótamos, Greece · 8503 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.810 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8499 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.012 km N of Himarë, Albania · 8495 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.120 km WSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8492 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.312 km SSE of Himarë, Albania · 8491 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.713 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 8478 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.921 km S of Orikum, Albania · 8510 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.118 km W of Rodotópi, Greece · 8520 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.03 km SW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8520 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.015 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 8520 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.88 km ESE of Parapótamos, Greece · 8524 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.918 km NE of Filiátes, Greece · 8527 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.75 km W of Paramythiá, Greece · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.55 km E of Parapótamos, Greece · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.014 km WSW of Tepelenë, Albania · 8528 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.31 km NNE of Poliçan, Albania · 8535 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c00k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.