Albania earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 23 km WSW of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Himarë, Albania on Fri, Feb 11, 2005, 4:42 AM GMT+1 (03:42 UTC), 33 km (21 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
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-02-11 03:42:58 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.030° N, 19.480° 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 usp000dfwf. 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
117°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.417 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 7902 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.37 km ESE of Ksamil, Albania · 7891 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.64 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7877 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.625 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7877 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.510 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7869 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.15 km ESE of Acharávi, Greece · 7864 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.59 km NNW of Sarandë, Albania · 7857 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 3.416 km ESE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7906 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.419 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7906 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.313 km SE of Orikum, Albania · 7909 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.33 km S of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7920 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.5Greece-Albania border region · 7922 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.210 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7927 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.84 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7929 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.08 km ENE of Kuçovë, Albania · 7932 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dfwf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC.