Albania earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 8 km E of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 8 km E of Himarë, Albania on Fri, Feb 27, 2004, 7:46 AM GMT+1 (06:46 UTC), 5 km (3 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
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-02-27 06:46:34 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.110° N, 19.840° 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 usp000cnfq. 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
49°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.46 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8246 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.41 km ENE of Gjirokastër, Albania · 8228 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.40 km NNW of Virós, Greece · 8228 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.94 km NW of Paramythiá, Greece · 8222 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.54 km N of Selenicë, Albania · 8219 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.77 km S of Paramythiá, Greece · 8217 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 5.021 km NE of Çorovodë, Albania · 8214 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.520 km WSW of Pogradec, Albania · 8202 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.418 km E of Gramsh, Albania · 8201 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.33 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8200 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.17 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 8194 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.35 km E of Himarë, Albania · 8263 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.05 km NNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8268 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.04 km S of Kalpáki, Greece · 8272 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.610 km WNW of Sarandë, Albania · 8273 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.54 km NNE of Corfu, Greece · 8274 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.317 km ESE of Orikum, Albania · 8276 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.811 km SE of Orikum, Albania · 8276 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.112 km NE of Himarë, Albania · 8277 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.13 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8282 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.53 km S of Kalpáki, Greece · 8283 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cnfq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.