Albania earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 9 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania on Sat, Dec 13, 2003, 9:12 AM GMT+1 (08:12 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 8 km N of Koplik, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-13 08:12:21 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.865° N, 20.091° 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 usp000cf5f. 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
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.34 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8330 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.910 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8327 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.06 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8326 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.74 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8324 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.214 km ESE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8317 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.310 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8316 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.88 km N of Koplik, Albania · 8314 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.112 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 8313 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.2Montenegro-Albania border region · 8311 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.37 km W of Klos, Albania · 8309 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.611 km ENE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8307 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.77 km SSE of Struga, North Macedonia · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.26 km NNW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 8304 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.612 km E of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8301 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.111 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8300 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.79 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8300 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.710 km SE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8300 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.616 km SE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8300 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.612 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8299 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.512 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8297 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.54 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8294 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.413 km SE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8288 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.66 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8284 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.35 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8284 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 3.66 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8284 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.75 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8284 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.07 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 8283 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.15 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8281 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.57 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8279 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.25 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8279 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.216 km N of Peshkopi, Albania · 8272 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 3.713 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8333 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.94 km NNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8334 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.0Albania · 8337 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.87 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8339 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.70 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8339 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.24 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8339 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.55 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8339 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.315 km S of Klos, Albania · 8340 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.33 km SSW of Cërrik, Albania · 8340 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.74 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8340 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.32 km NW of Tirana, Albania · 8340 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.410 km SSW of Klos, Albania · 8340 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.611 km E of Krujë, Albania · 8340 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.512 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8341 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.914 km SSW of Bar, Montenegro · 8345 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.84 km NNE of Burrel, Albania · 8346 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.29 km N of Rrogozhinë, Albania · 8353 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.84 km SSE of Krujë, Albania · 8356 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.32 km ENE of Krujë, Albania · 8356 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.46 km W of Dragash, Kosovo · 8356 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cf5f. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.