Albania earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 3 km S of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 3 km S of Himarë, Albania on Sun, Dec 21, 2003, 12:13 AM GMT+1 (23:13 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-20 23:13:51 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.068° N, 19.740° 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 usp000cfpr. 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
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.611 km N of Himarë, Albania · 8319 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.47 km W of Himarë, Albania · 8318 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.0Greece-Albania border region · 8301 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.012 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 8285 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.53 km S of Kalpáki, Greece · 8283 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.13 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8282 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.112 km NE of Himarë, Albania · 8277 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.811 km SE of Orikum, Albania · 8276 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.317 km ESE of Orikum, Albania · 8276 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.54 km NNE of Corfu, Greece · 8274 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.610 km WNW of Sarandë, Albania · 8273 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.04 km S of Kalpáki, Greece · 8272 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.05 km NNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8268 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.35 km E of Himarë, Albania · 8263 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 4.33 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8336 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.42 km E of Kalpáki, Greece · 8336 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.516 km NNW of Himarë, Albania · 8341 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.810 km WNW of Gjirokastër, Albania · 8347 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.113 km WNW of Gjirokastër, Albania · 8347 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.916 km W of Gjirokastër, Albania · 8347 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.016 km SE of Himarë, Albania · 8348 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.19 km WNW of Gjirokastër, Albania · 8348 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cfpr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:44 AM UTC.