Albania earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 10 km SSW of Klos, Albania

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Klos, Albania on Fri, Dec 5, 2003, 4:31 AM GMT+1 (03:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 0 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-05 03:31:49 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.414° N, 20.049° E
Region
Albania
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Tirana.

From the USGS event page for usp000cej1. 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
126°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km NW of Tirana, Albania · 8338 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.74 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8338 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.33 km SSW of Cërrik, Albania · 8338 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.315 km S of Klos, Albania · 8337 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.70 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8337 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.87 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8337 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.0Albania · 8335 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.37 km SE of Pogradec, Albania · 8334 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.94 km NNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8331 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.713 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8331 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.99 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8329 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.34 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8328 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.06 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8324 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.74 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8322 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.214 km ESE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8314 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.310 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8314 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.112 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 8311 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.37 km W of Klos, Albania · 8307 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.77 km SSE of Struga, North Macedonia · 8303 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.612 km E of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8299 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.54 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8291 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.413 km SE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8286 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.66 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8282 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.35 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8282 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 3.66 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8281 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.75 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8281 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.15 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8278 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.611 km E of Krujë, Albania · 8338 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.512 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8339 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.84 km NNE of Burrel, Albania · 8344 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.77 km ESE of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8350 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.19 km E of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8350 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.29 km N of Rrogozhinë, Albania · 8350 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.04 km ESE of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8351 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.84 km SSE of Krujë, Albania · 8354 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.32 km ENE of Krujë, Albania · 8354 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.46 km W of Dragash, Kosovo · 8354 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.412 km NNE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8355 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.51 km WSW of Srbinovo, North Macedonia · 8357 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.08 km NNE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8361 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.517 km WNW of Durrës, Albania · 8364 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cej1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.