Albania earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 13 km WSW of Ersekë, Albania

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Ersekë, Albania on Thu, Nov 17, 2005, 10:39 PM GMT+1 (21:39 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 2 km WSW of Ersekë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-11-17 21:39:36 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.310° N, 20.530° 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 usp000e4d4. 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
151°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.4Greece-Albania border region · 7617 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.35 km NW of Rodotópi, Greece · 7613 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.31 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 7613 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.37 km S of Ballsh, Albania · 7611 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.22 km WSW of Ersekë, Albania · 7608 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.220 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 7595 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.515 km SW of Flórina, Greece · 7587 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.911 km SE of Libohovë, Albania · 7578 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.35 km SSE of Kalpáki, Greece · 7570 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.612 km NE of Metsovo, Greece · 7564 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.27 km S of Kalpáki, Greece · 7624 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.04 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 7626 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.28 km S of Kónitsa, Greece · 7628 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.55 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7632 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.710 km WNW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 7637 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.419 km S of Orikum, Albania · 7638 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.15 km SW of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 7640 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.34 km ESE of Platariá, Greece · 7640 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.71 km W of Mesopotamía, Greece · 7640 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.211 km WNW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 7640 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.411 km WNW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 7640 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.00 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7645 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.113 km SSE of Grevená, Greece · 7650 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e4d4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:56 AM UTC.