M2.7 earthquake 8 km E of Kukës, Albania

Magnitude

2.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Mon, Aug 25, 2003, 1:31 AM GMT+2

UTC

2003-08-24 23:31:36 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

42.087° N, 20.526° E

Region

Albania

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000c5v6. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Station coverage gap

130°

Stations used

15

• Kukës, AlbaniaPopulation 36,125. Forecast9 kmE
• Prizren, KosovoPopulation 171,464. Forecast23 kmSW
• Sofia, BulgariaPopulation 1,152,556. Forecast240 kmWSW

After

1. 2.39 km NE of Rrëshen, AlbaniaMon, Aug 25, 6:28 PM GMT+2 · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
2. 2.87 km SW of Prizren, KosovoWed, Aug 27, 1:53 PM GMT+2 · 8437 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
3. 2.214 km E of Kurbnesh, AlbaniaThu, Aug 28, 10:17 PM GMT+2 · 8436 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.210 km E of Kurbnesh, AlbaniaSat, Sep 6, 3:17 AM GMT+2 · 8428 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
5. 2.29 km SW of Shëngjin, AlbaniaFri, Sep 12, 1:53 PM GMT+2 · 8421 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
6. 1.610 km NNE of Koplik, AlbaniaSun, Sep 21, 5:59 PM GMT+2 · 8412 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
7. 2.84 km N of Klos, AlbaniaSat, Sep 27, 6:38 PM GMT+2 · 8406 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.36 km N of Klos, AlbaniaSun, Sep 28, 4:32 AM GMT+2 · 8406 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
9. 2.66 km ESE of Forino, North MacedoniaFri, Oct 3, 4:40 PM GMT+2 · 8400 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.013 km E of Koplik, AlbaniaThu, Oct 9, 11:59 AM GMT+2 · 8394 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.44 km N of Klos, AlbaniaMon, Oct 13, 5:44 PM GMT+2 · 8390 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.516 km E of Tuzi, MontenegroTue, Oct 14, 6:12 AM GMT+2 · 8389 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.012 km E of Koplik, AlbaniaThu, Oct 16, 2:52 AM GMT+2 · 8388 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
14. 3.611 km E of Koplik, AlbaniaThu, Oct 16, 2:58 AM GMT+2 · 8388 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
15. 2.510 km NW of Peshkopi, AlbaniaThu, Oct 16, 5:13 PM GMT+2 · 8387 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
16. 3.16 km WNW of Vrap?ište, North MacedoniaSat, Oct 18, 4:45 AM GMT+2 · 8386 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
17. 2.69 km SSW of Dragash, KosovoSun, Oct 19, 7:38 AM GMT+2 · 8384 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
18. 4.01 km NNE of Mislesevo, North MacedoniaMon, Oct 20, 7:36 AM GMT+2 · 8383 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
19. 3.17 km NNE of Fushë-Arrëz, AlbaniaMon, Oct 20, 6:45 PM GMT+2 · 8383 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away

Before

1. 3.512 km S of Prizren, KosovoSat, Aug 23, 7:52 PM GMT+2 · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
2. 3.01 km S of Dolna Banjica, North MacedoniaThu, Aug 21, 3:56 PM GMT+2 · 8443 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
3. 3.26 km NNE of Dragash, KosovoThu, Aug 21, 5:40 AM GMT+2 · 8444 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
4. 2.018 km ENE of Kurbnesh, AlbaniaTue, Aug 19, 8:27 PM GMT+2 · 8445 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
5. 4.014 km S of Dragash, KosovoFri, Aug 15, 10:34 PM GMT+2 · 8449 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
6. 3.62 km NE of Srbinovo, North MacedoniaSat, Aug 9, 6:29 PM GMT+2 · 8455 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
7. 1.86 km NW of Shkodër, AlbaniaFri, Aug 1, 4:11 AM GMT+2 · 8464 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
8. 3.05 km WNW of Srbinovo, North MacedoniaThu, Jul 31, 4:34 AM GMT+2 · 8465 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
9. 1.910 km WNW of Pukë, AlbaniaThu, Jul 31, 3:55 AM GMT+2 · 8465 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
10. 2.310 km ENE of Tirana, AlbaniaMon, Jul 28, 4:45 AM GMT+2 · 8468 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
11. 2.915 km ENE of Krrabë, AlbaniaSun, Jul 27, 7:37 PM GMT+2 · 8468 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
12. 1.816 km ENE of Shkodër, AlbaniaSun, Jul 27, 1:09 AM GMT+2 · 8469 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c5v6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.