Albania earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 4 km W of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4 km W of Himarë, Albania on Wed, Mar 9, 2005, 6:19 AM GMT+1 (05:19 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 5 km ESE of Acharávi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-03-09 05:19:50 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 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 usp000dhup. 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
68°
Stations used
28

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.625 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7877 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.95 km E of Kalpáki, Greece · 7874 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.510 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7869 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.15 km ESE of Acharávi, Greece · 7864 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.83 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 7862 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.59 km NNW of Sarandë, Albania · 7857 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.18 km W of Paramythiá, Greece · 7852 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.01 km E of Platariá, Greece · 7838 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.015 km SW of Rodotópi, Greece · 7838 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.315 km WSW of Poliçan, Albania · 7834 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.34 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7831 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.014 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7830 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.34 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7822 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.37 km N of Fier, Albania · 7819 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.213 km ENE of Leskovik, Albania · 7879 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.16 km E of Leskovik, Albania · 7879 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.37 km ESE of Ksamil, Albania · 7891 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.417 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 7902 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.323 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7903 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.416 km ESE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7906 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.419 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7906 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dhup. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.