Albania earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km W of Klos, Albania

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km W of Klos, Albania on Mon, Jan 5, 2004, 7:49 AM GMT+1 (06:49 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km E of Koplik, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-05 06:49:00 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.517° N, 20.000° 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 usp000ch63. 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
242°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km ENE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8303 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.77 km SSE of Struga, North Macedonia · 8302 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.612 km E of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8297 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.512 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8294 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.54 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8290 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.413 km SE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8284 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.66 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8280 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.35 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8280 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.66 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8280 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.75 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8280 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.07 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 8280 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.15 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8277 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.57 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8276 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.25 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8275 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.216 km N of Peshkopi, Albania · 8269 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.66 km WSW of Elbasan, Albania · 8267 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.04 km ENE of Kamëz, Albania · 8266 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.89 km S of Gurgurnica, North Macedonia · 8254 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.59 km E of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8251 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.85 km ENE of Tirana, Albania · 8250 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 3.17 km E of Pogradec, Albania · 8246 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.2Montenegro-Albania border region · 8307 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.112 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 8310 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.88 km N of Koplik, Albania · 8310 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.310 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8313 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.214 km ESE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8313 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.74 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8321 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.06 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8323 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.910 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8323 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.34 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8327 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.99 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8328 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.713 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8330 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.94 km NNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8330 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.37 km SE of Pogradec, Albania · 8332 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.0Albania · 8334 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.87 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8335 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ch63. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC.