Albania earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 14 km W of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 14 km W of Himarë, Albania on Mon, Apr 25, 2005, 2:23 AM GMT+2 (00:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 6 km NNW of Selenicë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-04-25 00:23:33 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.110° N, 19.580° 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 usp000dp5f. 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
285°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.37 km N of Fier, Albania · 7820 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.712 km SSW of Gramsh, Albania · 7817 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.11 km E of Graikochóri, Greece · 7817 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.521 km SSW of Orikum, Albania · 7789 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.77 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7787 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.37 km WSW of Selenicë, Albania · 7784 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.46 km NNW of Selenicë, Albania · 7783 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.510 km S of Selenicë, Albania · 7783 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.312 km NW of Fier, Albania · 7783 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.37 km S of Selenicë, Albania · 7783 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 3.315 km WSW of Poliçan, Albania · 7834 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.01 km E of Platariá, Greece · 7838 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.59 km NNW of Sarandë, Albania · 7857 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dp5f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.