Albania earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 4 km W of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 4 km W of Himarë, Albania on Sun, Jan 16, 2005, 4:21 AM GMT+1 (03:21 UTC), 24 km (15 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
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-01-16 03:21:11 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.100° N, 19.690° 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 usp000ddec. 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
146°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.210 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7927 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.5Greece-Albania border region · 7922 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.33 km S of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7920 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.313 km SE of Orikum, Albania · 7909 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.419 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7906 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.416 km ESE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7906 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.323 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7903 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.417 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 7902 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.37 km ESE of Ksamil, Albania · 7891 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.16 km E of Leskovik, Albania · 7879 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.213 km ENE of Leskovik, Albania · 7879 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.64 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7877 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 3.625 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7877 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.95 km E of Kalpáki, Greece · 7874 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.08 km ENE of Kuçovë, Albania · 7932 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.021 km SE of Gramsh, Albania · 7935 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.217 km NW of Ersekë, Albania · 7935 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.322 km WSW of Korçë, Albania · 7935 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.212 km N of Paramythiá, Greece · 7941 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.910 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 7943 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.315 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 7943 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.58 km SW of Ksamil, Albania · 7944 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.218 km WNW of Gáïos, Greece · 7946 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.312 km WNW of Ersekë, Albania · 7948 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.321 km WSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7951 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.456 km W of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7954 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.920 km WSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7954 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.225 km WNW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7955 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.35 km W of Ersekë, Albania · 7959 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ddec. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC.