Albania earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 9 km NE of Bulqizë, Albania

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Bulqizë, Albania on Wed, Jun 16, 2004, 3:08 PM GMT+2 (13:08 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km SSE of Krrabë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-06-16 13:08:01 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.559° N, 20.300° 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 usp000cy0v. 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
158°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.26 km SSE of Krrabë, Albania · 8142 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.48 km ESE of Peqin, Albania · 8141 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.28 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8141 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.52 km ESE of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 8140 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.212 km WNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8138 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.53 km ESE of Kamëz, Albania · 8134 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.42 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8132 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.410 km N of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8131 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.44 km E of Krrabë, Albania · 8131 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.79 km ENE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8129 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.97 km SW of Klos, Albania · 8128 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.95 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8121 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.69 km SSW of Klos, Albania · 8107 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.82 km SSE of Elbasan, Albania · 8097 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.54 km ENE of Elbasan, Albania · 8094 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.65 km NE of Kuçovë, Albania · 8092 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.63 km N of Gramsh, Albania · 8092 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 3.57 km NE of Elbasan, Albania · 8092 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.2Albania-Macedonia border region · 8092 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 3.48 km WNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8092 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.78 km NW of Krrabë, Albania · 8091 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.50 km SSW of Štrpce, Kosovo · 8145 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.74 km W of Lushnjë, Albania · 8149 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.713 km NE of Shëngjin, Albania · 8149 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.117 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8149 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.016 km S of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8158 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.120 km SW of Kukës, Albania · 8160 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.514 km N of Gramsh, Albania · 8165 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.314 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 8166 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.513 km SSE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8166 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.73 km ENE of Cërrik, Albania · 8167 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.010 km SSE of Cërrik, Albania · 8167 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.816 km ESE of Elbasan, Albania · 8167 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.63 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8167 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.77 km W of Elbasan, Albania · 8168 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.75 km ESE of Cërrik, Albania · 8168 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.61 km NNW of Cërrik, Albania · 8168 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.02 km NNW of Tirana, Albania · 8171 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.86 km NNW of Roskovec, Albania · 8172 days ago · 58 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.211 km ENE of Burrel, Albania · 8172 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cy0v. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.