Albania earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km NNE of Shkodër, Albania

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Shkodër, Albania on Tue, Jan 28, 2003, 11:53 AM GMT+1 (10:53 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 4 km SSE of Mataguži, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-01-28 10:53:52 UTC
Depth
15.5 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.165° N, 19.574° E
Region
Albania
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.123 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8642 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.31 km ESE of Spuž, Montenegro · 8642 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.711 km NNE of Shkodër, Albania · 8640 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.924 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8639 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.918 km ENE of Podgorica, Montenegro · 8638 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.83 km SE of Podgorica, Montenegro · 8635 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.211 km NW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8629 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.515 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8629 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.517 km WNW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8629 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.517 km NE of Dobrota, Montenegro · 8629 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.56 km NNW of Koplik, Albania · 8624 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.35 km NW of Koplik, Albania · 8624 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.95 km NNW of Koplik, Albania · 8624 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.52 km NNW of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.65 km NW of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.63 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.513 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8623 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.74 km NNW of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.86 km NNW of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.95 km NW of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.82 km NNW of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.67 km N of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.84 km NNW of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.84 km N of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.73 km NW of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.66 km N of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 3.54 km SSE of Mataguži, Montenegro · 8623 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 3.26 km SSE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8623 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.94 km NW of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.517 km N of Peshkopi, Albania · 8623 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.84 km NNW of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 3.03 km NNW of Fushë-Krujë, Albania · 8623 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.77 km N of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.97 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8622 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.5Montenegro-Albania border region · 8622 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.65 km NNW of Koplik, Albania · 8622 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.05 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8622 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.14 km NW of Koplik, Albania · 8622 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.43 km NNW of Koplik, Albania · 8621 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.60 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8620 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.16 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8620 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.42 km W of Koplik, Albania · 8619 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.76 km SSE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8618 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.46 km SE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8618 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.46 km S of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8618 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.312 km ESE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8616 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.612 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8611 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.410 km SSE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8610 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.49 km ESE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8609 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.81 km SSW of Spuž, Montenegro · 8609 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.313 km SE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8607 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.96 km S of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8601 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.42 km SSW of Kamëz, Albania · 8598 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.98 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8592 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.514 km ENE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8586 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.110 km NW of Pe?, Kosovo · 8644 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.210 km NW of Pe?, Kosovo · 8645 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.910 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8645 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.610 km NW of Pe?, Kosovo · 8645 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.710 km SSW of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8645 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.910 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8645 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.610 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8645 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.810 km SSE of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8645 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.111 km WNW of Pe?, Kosovo · 8645 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.78 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8646 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.928 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8649 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.012 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8650 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.44 km W of Kamëz, Albania · 8653 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.813 km NE of Shkodër, Albania · 8655 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.413 km ESE of Koplik, Albania · 8655 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.013 km SSW of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8657 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.011 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8657 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.78 km SSW of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8657 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.65 km SSW of Rrëshen, Albania · 8671 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bpen. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC.