Albania earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 12 km SSE of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Himarë, Albania on Fri, Jul 4, 2003, 11:07 AM GMT+2 (09:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-07-04 09:07:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.990° N, 19.777° 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 usp000c1mr. 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
61°
Stations used
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.713 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 8477 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.34 km NNW of Párga, Greece · 8465 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.42 km NNE of Párga, Greece · 8458 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.14 km SSE of Párga, Greece · 8456 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.612 km NNE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8437 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.120 km WSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8492 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.012 km N of Himarë, Albania · 8494 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.313 km NNW of Ersekë, Albania · 8497 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.810 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8498 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.15 km ENE of Kalpáki, Greece · 8498 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.25 km SE of Parapótamos, Greece · 8502 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.511 km SSE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8502 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.116 km WNW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8503 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.44 km NNW of Eleoúsa, Greece · 8506 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.620 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 8508 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.826 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.921 km S of Orikum, Albania · 8509 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.18 km NW of Banaj, Albania · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.118 km W of Rodotópi, Greece · 8520 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.03 km SW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8520 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.015 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 8520 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c1mr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.