Albania earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 14 km SSW of Kukës, Albania

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Kukës, Albania on Wed, May 26, 2004, 10:41 PM GMT+2 (20:41 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km SSE of Krrabë, 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
2004-05-26 20:41:41 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.970° N, 20.332° 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 usp000cwaf. 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
180°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120 km SW of Kukës, Albania · 8159 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.016 km S of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8157 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.117 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8148 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.713 km NE of Shëngjin, Albania · 8148 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.50 km SSW of Štrpce, Kosovo · 8145 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.39 km NE of Bulqizë, Albania · 8144 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.911 km E of Plav, Montenegro · 8143 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.26 km SSE of Krrabë, Albania · 8141 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.28 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8140 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.212 km WNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8137 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.53 km ESE of Kamëz, Albania · 8133 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.42 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8131 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.410 km N of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8131 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.44 km E of Krrabë, Albania · 8130 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.79 km ENE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8128 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.97 km SW of Klos, Albania · 8127 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.95 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8120 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.69 km SSW of Klos, Albania · 8106 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.513 km SSE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8165 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.63 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8166 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.02 km NNW of Tirana, Albania · 8170 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.211 km ENE of Burrel, Albania · 8171 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.014 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8182 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.31 km NE of Kisela Voda, North Macedonia · 8184 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.911 km E of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8187 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.5Albania-Macedonia border region · 8189 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.55 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8189 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.59 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8190 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.211 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8192 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cwaf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.