Albania earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 6 km WSW of Elbasan, Albania

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Elbasan, Albania on Fri, Feb 13, 2004, 1:39 AM GMT+1 (00:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 21 km NE of Çorovodë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-02-13 00:39:05 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.099° N, 20.010° 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 usp000cm2j. 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
72°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.04 km ENE of Kamëz, Albania · 8267 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.85 km ENE of Tirana, Albania · 8251 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.17 km E of Pogradec, Albania · 8246 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.34 km ENE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8237 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.713 km W of Peshkopi, Albania · 8237 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.211 km WNW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8237 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.212 km W of Peshkopi, Albania · 8237 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.66 km SSE of Burrel, Albania · 8233 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.312 km SE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8228 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.67 km SW of Bulqizë, Albania · 8220 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.54 km N of Selenicë, Albania · 8218 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 5.021 km NE of Çorovodë, Albania · 8213 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.216 km N of Peshkopi, Albania · 8269 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.317 km ESE of Orikum, Albania · 8275 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.413 km SE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8285 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cm2j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC.