Albania earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 13 km W of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 13 km W of Himarë, Albania on Wed, Dec 8, 2004, 8:17 AM GMT+1 (07:17 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 4 km W of Himarë, 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
2004-12-08 07:17:09 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.090° N, 19.590° 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 usp000daaa. 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
92°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km WNW of Banaj, Albania · 7962 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.74 km SSW of Ersekë, Albania · 7962 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.421 km WSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7961 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.414 km N of Filiátes, Greece · 7961 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.26 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 7961 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.35 km W of Ersekë, Albania · 7959 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.225 km WNW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7955 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.920 km WSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7955 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.456 km W of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7954 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.321 km WSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7951 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.312 km WNW of Ersekë, Albania · 7948 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.58 km SW of Ksamil, Albania · 7944 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.315 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 7943 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.212 km N of Paramythiá, Greece · 7941 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.322 km WSW of Korçë, Albania · 7935 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.217 km NW of Ersekë, Albania · 7935 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.08 km ENE of Kuçovë, Albania · 7932 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.84 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7929 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 3.210 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7927 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.5Greece-Albania border region · 7922 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 3.33 km S of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7921 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 3.313 km SE of Orikum, Albania · 7909 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 3.56 km NE of Acharávi, Greece · 7968 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.15 km NW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7969 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.48 km NNW of Kontokáli, Greece · 7969 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.219 km SSW of Himarë, Albania · 7969 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.61 km N of Corfu, Greece · 7972 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.19 km NNE of Leskovik, Albania · 7974 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.210 km SW of Ersekë, Albania · 7983 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.612 km NE of Leskovik, Albania · 7983 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.17 km SW of Ersekë, Albania · 7983 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.312 km WNW of Ersekë, Albania · 7983 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.311 km WNW of Lushnjë, Albania · 7983 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.08 km NE of Leskovik, Albania · 7983 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 5.54 km WSW of Ersekë, Albania · 7983 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.818 km W of Lushnjë, Albania · 7985 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.17 km WSW of Ersekë, Albania · 7989 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000daaa. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.