Albania earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 20 km SW of Kukës, Albania

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Kukës, Albania on Tue, Jun 1, 2004, 10:43 PM GMT+2 (20:43 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-06-01 20:43:25 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.961° N, 20.234° 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 usp000cwvb. 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
286°, 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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.016 km S of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8155 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.117 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8146 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.713 km NE of Shëngjin, Albania · 8146 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.50 km SSW of Štrpce, Kosovo · 8143 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.39 km NE of Bulqizë, Albania · 8142 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.911 km E of Plav, Montenegro · 8141 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.26 km SSE of Krrabë, Albania · 8139 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.28 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8138 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.212 km WNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8136 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.53 km ESE of Kamëz, Albania · 8131 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.42 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8129 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.410 km N of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8129 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.44 km E of Krrabë, Albania · 8128 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.79 km ENE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8126 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.97 km SW of Klos, Albania · 8125 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.95 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8118 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.69 km SSW of Klos, Albania · 8104 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.916 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8099 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.314 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 8163 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.513 km SSE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8164 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.63 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8165 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.77 km W of Elbasan, Albania · 8165 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.02 km NNW of Tirana, Albania · 8168 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.211 km ENE of Burrel, Albania · 8169 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.014 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8180 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.911 km E of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8185 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cwvb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.