Albania earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km SSE of Burrel, Albania

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Burrel, Albania on Thu, Mar 18, 2004, 6:16 AM GMT+1 (05:16 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 20 km WSW of Pogradec, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-03-18 05:16:58 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.557° N, 20.030° 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 usp000cq7x. 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
307°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km NNE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8230 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.312 km SE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8228 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.67 km SW of Bulqizë, Albania · 8220 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.83 km SE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8213 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.314 km ENE of Gramsh, Albania · 8201 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.520 km WSW of Pogradec, Albania · 8201 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.418 km E of Gramsh, Albania · 8200 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.211 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8190 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.59 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8188 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.55 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8187 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.5Albania-Macedonia border region · 8187 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.911 km E of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8185 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.014 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8180 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.212 km W of Peshkopi, Albania · 8237 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.211 km WNW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8237 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.713 km W of Peshkopi, Albania · 8237 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.34 km ENE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8237 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.711 km NNE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8239 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.610 km W of Koplik, Albania · 8242 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.17 km E of Pogradec, Albania · 8246 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.85 km ENE of Tirana, Albania · 8251 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.59 km E of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8251 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.89 km S of Gurgurnica, North Macedonia · 8254 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cq7x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC.