Albania earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania on Sat, Apr 26, 2003, 5:03 PM GMT+2 (15:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 7 km NNW of Cërrik, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-04-26 15:03:08 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.238° N, 20.099° 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 usp000bw09. 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
320°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.94 km SE of Roskovec, Albania · 8554 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.717 km NE of Gramsh, Albania · 8553 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.56 km W of Lushnjë, Albania · 8553 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.34 km NNW of Krujë, Albania · 8551 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.36 km N of Krujë, Albania · 8551 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.68 km S of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8540 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.74 km ESE of Kavajë, Albania · 8539 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.315 km NW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8536 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.38 km SW of Kukës, Albania · 8536 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.313 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 8535 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.57 km NNW of Cërrik, Albania · 8535 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.31 km NNE of Poliçan, Albania · 8535 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.014 km SW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8531 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.66 km ENE of Cërrik, Albania · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 3.18 km NW of Banaj, Albania · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.4Albania · 8513 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.83 km NNW of Bulqizë, Albania · 8560 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.720 km WSW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8566 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.511 km S of Cërrik, Albania · 8576 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.519 km WSW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 8582 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.2Albania · 8584 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.45 km NW of Debar, North Macedonia · 8585 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.318 km NE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8587 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bw09. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC.