Albania earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 12 km NNE of Rrëshen, Albania

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Rrëshen, Albania on Mon, Nov 17, 2003, 12:31 PM GMT+1 (11:31 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-11-17 11:31:14 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.878° N, 19.908° 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 usp000cd48. 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
276°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46 km W of Dragash, Kosovo · 8355 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.32 km ENE of Krujë, Albania · 8354 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.84 km SSE of Krujë, Albania · 8354 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.29 km N of Rrogozhinë, Albania · 8351 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.84 km NNE of Burrel, Albania · 8344 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.914 km SSW of Bar, Montenegro · 8343 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.69 km ESE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8343 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.512 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8340 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.611 km E of Krujë, Albania · 8338 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.410 km SSW of Klos, Albania · 8338 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.32 km NW of Tirana, Albania · 8338 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.74 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8338 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.33 km SSW of Cërrik, Albania · 8338 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.315 km S of Klos, Albania · 8338 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.55 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8337 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.24 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8337 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.70 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8337 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.87 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8337 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.0Albania · 8335 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.94 km NNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8332 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 3.713 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8331 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.99 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8330 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.34 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8328 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.910 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8325 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.06 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8324 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.74 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8322 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.214 km ESE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8315 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 3.310 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8314 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 3.88 km N of Koplik, Albania · 8312 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.112 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 8312 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.2Montenegro-Albania border region · 8309 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.37 km W of Klos, Albania · 8307 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.611 km ENE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8305 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.26 km NNW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 8302 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.612 km E of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8299 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.111 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8298 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.79 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8298 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.710 km SE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8298 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.616 km SE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8298 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.612 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8298 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.51 km WSW of Srbinovo, North Macedonia · 8357 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.716 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8359 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.08 km NNE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8361 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.517 km WNW of Durrës, Albania · 8365 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.011 km W of Negotino, North Macedonia · 8369 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.49 km NE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8370 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.49 km WSW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8380 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.17 km NNE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8384 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.69 km SSW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8385 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cd48. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:23 AM UTC.