Albania earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km NW of Shkodër, Albania

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Shkodër, Albania on Fri, Aug 1, 2003, 4:11 AM GMT+2 (02:11 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km NNE of Dragash, Kosovo. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-08-01 02:11:10 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.116° N, 19.463° 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 usp000c3tu. 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
188°, 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km E of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8459 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.220 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8456 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.613 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8449 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.018 km ENE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8444 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.26 km NNE of Dragash, Kosovo · 8443 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.78 km E of Kukës, Albania · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.39 km NE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.87 km SW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8437 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.52 km W of Sutomore, Montenegro · 8437 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.214 km E of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8435 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.210 km E of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8427 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.29 km SW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8421 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.712 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8418 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.22 km SW of Bijela, Montenegro · 8412 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.610 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8412 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.62 km N of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8409 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.28 km NNE of Kavajë, Albania · 8409 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.84 km N of Klos, Albania · 8406 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.36 km N of Klos, Albania · 8405 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.910 km WNW of Pukë, Albania · 8464 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.310 km ENE of Tirana, Albania · 8467 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.816 km ENE of Shkodër, Albania · 8468 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.19 km WNW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8471 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.88 km WNW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8471 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.510 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8477 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.917 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8479 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.94 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8481 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.617 km SSW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8489 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.48 km WNW of Durrës, Albania · 8490 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c3tu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.