Albania earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 4 km SSW of Ersekë, Albania

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Ersekë, Albania on Tue, Dec 14, 2004, 10:35 PM GMT+1 (21:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 17 km NW of Acharávi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-12-14 21:35:27 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.300° N, 20.660° 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 usp000daqm. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.421 km WSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7961 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.414 km N of Filiátes, Greece · 7961 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.26 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 7961 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.35 km W of Ersekë, Albania · 7959 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.920 km WSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7955 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.015 km W of Deskáti, Greece · 7953 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.214 km WNW of Deskáti, Greece · 7953 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.321 km WSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7952 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.49 km E of Elbasan, Albania · 7951 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.312 km WNW of Ersekë, Albania · 7949 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.58 km SW of Ksamil, Albania · 7944 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.510 km E of Elbasan, Albania · 7944 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.315 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 7944 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.910 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 7943 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.513 km WSW of Grevená, Greece · 7942 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.212 km N of Paramythiá, Greece · 7941 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.322 km WSW of Korçë, Albania · 7935 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 3.217 km NW of Ersekë, Albania · 7935 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.021 km SE of Gramsh, Albania · 7935 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.08 km ENE of Kuçovë, Albania · 7933 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.67 km E of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 7933 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.87 km E of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 7933 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 3.84 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7930 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 3.210 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7927 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 3.313 km SE of Orikum, Albania · 7909 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 3.419 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7907 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 3.416 km ESE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7907 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 4.417 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 7902 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.65 km WNW of Banaj, Albania · 7962 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.75 km E of Cërrik, Albania · 7963 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.513 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7969 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.56 km NE of Acharávi, Greece · 7969 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.48 km NNW of Kontokáli, Greece · 7969 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.219 km SSW of Himarë, Albania · 7969 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.61 km N of Corfu, Greece · 7972 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.19 km NNE of Leskovik, Albania · 7974 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.87 km SSE of Elbasan, Albania · 7979 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.210 km SW of Ersekë, Albania · 7983 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.610 km S of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 7983 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.612 km NE of Leskovik, Albania · 7983 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.17 km SW of Ersekë, Albania · 7984 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.312 km WNW of Ersekë, Albania · 7984 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.223 km SSW of Nestório, Greece · 7984 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.08 km NE of Leskovik, Albania · 7984 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 5.54 km WSW of Ersekë, Albania · 7984 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.17 km WSW of Ersekë, Albania · 7989 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000daqm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.