Albania earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 4 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania on Fri, Dec 5, 2003, 5:47 AM GMT+1 (04:47 UTC), 17 km (11 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
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-05 04:47:32 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.252° N, 19.945° 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 usp000cej9. 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
56°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.33 km SSW of Cërrik, Albania · 8337 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.315 km S of Klos, Albania · 8336 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.70 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8336 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.38 km NNE of Korçë, Albania · 8333 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.37 km SE of Pogradec, Albania · 8333 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.713 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8330 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.99 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8329 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.34 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8327 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.06 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8323 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.74 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8321 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.214 km ESE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8313 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.310 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8313 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.112 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 8310 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.313 km NE of Korçë, Albania · 8307 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.37 km W of Klos, Albania · 8306 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.77 km SSE of Struga, North Macedonia · 8302 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.612 km E of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8298 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.54 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8290 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.413 km SE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8285 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.32 km NW of Tirana, Albania · 8337 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.410 km SSW of Klos, Albania · 8337 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.611 km E of Krujë, Albania · 8337 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.84 km NNE of Burrel, Albania · 8343 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.77 km ESE of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8349 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.19 km E of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8349 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.29 km N of Rrogozhinë, Albania · 8349 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.04 km ESE of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8350 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.84 km SSE of Krujë, Albania · 8353 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.32 km ENE of Krujë, Albania · 8353 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.46 km W of Dragash, Kosovo · 8353 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.412 km NNE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8354 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.51 km WSW of Srbinovo, North Macedonia · 8356 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.08 km NNE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8360 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.517 km WNW of Durrës, Albania · 8363 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cej9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.