Albania earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 15 km WNW of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Himarë, Albania on Thu, May 27, 2004, 11:34 PM GMT+2 (21:34 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 11 km N of Memaliaj, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-27 21:34:32 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.170° N, 19.580° 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 usp000cwdr. 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

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Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.34 km E of Kalpáki, Greece · 8155 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.74 km W of Lushnjë, Albania · 8147 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.811 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8142 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.211 km NE of Filiátes, Greece · 8140 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.813 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 8140 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.211 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 8140 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.813 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8140 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.121 km NW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 8140 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.48 km ESE of Peqin, Albania · 8139 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.018 km NE of Filiátes, Greece · 8139 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.316 km SE of Libohovë, Albania · 8134 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.311 km N of Memaliaj, Albania · 8131 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.812 km SSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8122 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.512 km W of Memaliaj, Albania · 8121 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.310 km WSW of Tepelenë, Albania · 8118 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 3.513 km WSW of Tepelenë, Albania · 8117 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 3.316 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 8117 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 3.010 km SSE of Cërrik, Albania · 8165 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.38 km NE of Orikum, Albania · 8169 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.86 km NNW of Roskovec, Albania · 8170 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.35 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 8178 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.915 km SW of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 8186 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cwdr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.