M1.8 earthquake 16 km ENE of Shkodër, Albania
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16 km ENE of Shkodër, Albania on Sun, Jul 27, 2003, 1:09 AM GMT+2 (23:09 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 14 km S of Dragash, Kosovo. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-07-26 23:09:05 UTC
- Depth
- 6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.144° N, 19.678° 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 usp000c3ew. 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
- 215°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.310 km ENE of Tirana, Albania · 8468 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.910 km WNW of Pukë, Albania · 8466 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.86 km NW of Shkodër, Albania · 8465 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.76 km E of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8460 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.220 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8458 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.613 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8450 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.014 km S of Dragash, Kosovo · 8450 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.018 km ENE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8446 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.26 km NNE of Dragash, Kosovo · 8444 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.512 km S of Prizren, Kosovo · 8442 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.78 km E of Kukës, Albania · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.39 km NE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8440 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.87 km SW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8438 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.52 km W of Sutomore, Montenegro · 8438 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.214 km E of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8437 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.210 km E of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8429 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.29 km SW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8422 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.712 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8419 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.22 km SW of Bijela, Montenegro · 8413 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.610 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8413 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.62 km N of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8410 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.28 km NNE of Kavajë, Albania · 8410 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
Before
- 2.19 km WNW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8472 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.88 km WNW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8472 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.510 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8478 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.917 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8481 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.94 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8482 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.617 km SSW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8491 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.48 km WNW of Durrës, Albania · 8491 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.33 km N of Fushë-Krujë, Albania · 8496 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.44 km E of Durrës, Albania · 8497 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.512 km ESE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8498 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.66 km ESE of Shijak, Albania · 8499 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c3ew. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC.