Albania earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 12 km NW of Fier, Albania

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Fier, Albania on Sat, Jun 11, 2005, 10:08 PM GMT+2 (20:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km SE of Gramsh, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-06-11 20:08:18 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.810° N, 19.460° 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 usp000dsrb. 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
245°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.37 km S of Selenicë, Albania · 7783 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.91 km NNW of Rrogozhinë, Albania · 7773 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.29 km SE of Peqin, Albania · 7760 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.87 km S of Shijak, Albania · 7758 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.58 km SW of Tirana, Albania · 7757 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.56 km S of Vorë, Albania · 7757 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.16 km SE of Gramsh, Albania · 7736 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.96 km NW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 7736 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.45 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 7735 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.78 km SSW of Rrogozhinë, Albania · 7730 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.99 km WNW of Krrabë, Albania · 7728 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.417 km SSW of Himarë, Albania · 7726 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.510 km S of Selenicë, Albania · 7784 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.46 km NNW of Selenicë, Albania · 7784 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.37 km WSW of Selenicë, Albania · 7784 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.77 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7787 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.521 km SSW of Orikum, Albania · 7789 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dsrb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.