Albania earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 10 km S of Berat, Albania

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 10 km S of Berat, Albania on Mon, Sep 26, 2005, 8:54 AM GMT+2 (06:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 11 km WNW of Përrenjas-Fshat, 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
2005-09-26 06:54:49 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.610° N, 19.940° 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 usp000e09x. 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
212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.29 km SSW of Kónitsa, Greece · 7670 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.83 km W of Ura Vajgurore, Albania · 7669 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.610 km ESE of Orikum, Albania · 7666 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.76 km NE of Kuçovë, Albania · 7665 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.317 km WNW of Fier, Albania · 7664 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.517 km S of Orikum, Albania · 7662 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.311 km ESE of Orikum, Albania · 7659 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.67 km WSW of Krani, North Macedonia · 7659 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.114 km NNW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7654 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.00 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7645 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.411 km WNW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 7640 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.211 km WNW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 7640 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.419 km S of Orikum, Albania · 7638 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.710 km WNW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 7637 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.913 km WSW of Ersekë, Albania · 7624 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.4Greece-Albania border region · 7617 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.29 km NE of Pogradec, Albania · 7683 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.11 km SSE of Krrabë, Albania · 7683 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.14 km NNE of Krrabë, Albania · 7685 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.511 km N of Roskovec, Albania · 7686 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.49 km E of Tirana, Albania · 7687 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.2Albania · 7693 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.18 km NW of Ersekë, Albania · 7701 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.3Greece-Albania border region · 7704 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.58 km SSE of Cërrik, Albania · 7704 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e09x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:53 PM UTC.