Albania earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 16 km ESE of Çorovodë, Albania

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Çorovodë, Albania on Tue, Feb 8, 2005, 8:16 AM GMT+1 (07:16 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 17 km NW of Acharávi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-02-08 07:16:44 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.435° N, 20.398° 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 usp000dfq2. 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
113°
Stations used
17

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.323 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7903 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.417 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 7902 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.114 km SSE of Mborje, Albania · 7897 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.37 km ESE of Ksamil, Albania · 7891 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.013 km NE of Pérama, Greece · 7887 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.214 km ENE of Maliq, Albania · 7883 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.16 km E of Leskovik, Albania · 7879 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.213 km ENE of Leskovik, Albania · 7879 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.64 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7877 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.625 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7877 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.95 km E of Kalpáki, Greece · 7874 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.110 km SSW of Bilisht, Albania · 7872 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.510 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7869 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.15 km ESE of Acharávi, Greece · 7864 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.07 km SE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7860 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.59 km NNW of Sarandë, Albania · 7857 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.37 km S of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 7852 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.115 km S of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 7852 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 3.419 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7906 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.9Albania-Macedonia border region · 7907 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.313 km SE of Orikum, Albania · 7909 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.012 km WNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 7918 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.210 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7927 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.84 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7929 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.87 km E of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 7932 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.67 km E of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 7932 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.08 km ENE of Kuçovë, Albania · 7932 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.021 km SE of Gramsh, Albania · 7935 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.217 km NW of Ersekë, Albania · 7935 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.322 km WSW of Korçë, Albania · 7935 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dfq2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC.