Albania earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km WNW of Pukë, Albania

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Pukë, Albania on Thu, Jul 31, 2003, 3:55 AM GMT+2 (01:55 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 14 km S of Dragash, Kosovo. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-07-31 01:55:06 UTC
Depth
29.7 km (18.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.066° N, 19.777° 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 usp000c3rz. 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
240°, 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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.05 km WNW of Srbinovo, North Macedonia · 8465 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.86 km NW of Shkodër, Albania · 8464 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.312 km ENE of Kavajë, Albania · 8464 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.76 km E of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8460 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.220 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8457 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.613 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8449 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.014 km S of Dragash, Kosovo · 8449 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.018 km ENE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8445 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.26 km NNE of Dragash, Kosovo · 8444 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.01 km S of Dolna Banjica, North Macedonia · 8444 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.512 km S of Prizren, Kosovo · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.78 km E of Kukës, Albania · 8440 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.39 km NE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.87 km SW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8438 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.52 km W of Sutomore, Montenegro · 8438 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.214 km E of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8436 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.210 km E of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8428 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.29 km SW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8422 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.712 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8419 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.610 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8413 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.62 km N of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8410 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.28 km NNE of Kavajë, Albania · 8410 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.84 km N of Klos, Albania · 8406 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.36 km N of Klos, Albania · 8406 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.310 km ENE of Tirana, Albania · 8468 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.915 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8468 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.816 km ENE of Shkodër, Albania · 8469 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.19 km WNW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8472 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.88 km WNW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8472 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.510 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8478 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.917 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8480 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.94 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8482 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.617 km SSW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8490 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.48 km WNW of Durrës, Albania · 8491 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c3rz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:37 AM UTC.