Albania earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 16 km NNW of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Himarë, Albania on Mon, Dec 1, 2003, 8:08 PM GMT+1 (19:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 7 km W of Himarë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-12-01 19:08:46 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.230° N, 19.640° E
Region
Albania
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.33 km SSW of Cërrik, Albania · 8335 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.42 km E of Kalpáki, Greece · 8334 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.33 km S of Himarë, Albania · 8320 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.611 km N of Himarë, Albania · 8316 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.47 km W of Himarë, Albania · 8315 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.012 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 8282 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.53 km S of Kalpáki, Greece · 8281 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.810 km WNW of Gjirokastër, Albania · 8345 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.113 km WNW of Gjirokastër, Albania · 8345 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.916 km W of Gjirokastër, Albania · 8345 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.016 km SE of Himarë, Albania · 8345 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 3.19 km WNW of Gjirokastër, Albania · 8345 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ceaa. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC.