Albania earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 13 km NE of Shëngjin, Albania

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Shëngjin, Albania on Sat, Jun 12, 2004, 11:55 AM GMT+2 (09:55 UTC), 14 km (8 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-06-12 09:55:34 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.894° N, 19.708° 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 usp000cxrt. 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
87°
Stations used
14

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.96 km ENE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8145 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.39 km NE of Bulqizë, Albania · 8144 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.911 km E of Plav, Montenegro · 8143 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.26 km SSE of Krrabë, Albania · 8141 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.48 km ESE of Peqin, Albania · 8141 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.28 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8140 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.212 km WNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8138 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.53 km ESE of Kamëz, Albania · 8133 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.42 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8131 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.410 km N of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8131 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.44 km E of Krrabë, Albania · 8130 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.79 km ENE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8128 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.97 km SW of Klos, Albania · 8128 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.95 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8120 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.69 km SSW of Klos, Albania · 8106 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.916 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8101 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.82 km SSE of Elbasan, Albania · 8096 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.54 km ENE of Elbasan, Albania · 8093 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.57 km NE of Elbasan, Albania · 8092 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.2Albania-Macedonia border region · 8092 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 3.48 km WNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8092 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.78 km NW of Krrabë, Albania · 8091 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.117 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8149 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.016 km S of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8157 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.120 km SW of Kukës, Albania · 8159 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.314 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 8165 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.513 km SSE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8166 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.73 km ENE of Cërrik, Albania · 8166 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.63 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8167 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.811 km WNW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8167 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.77 km W of Elbasan, Albania · 8167 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.61 km NNW of Cërrik, Albania · 8167 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.02 km NNW of Tirana, Albania · 8171 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.211 km ENE of Burrel, Albania · 8171 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cxrt. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.