Albania earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 12 km WNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania on Thu, Jan 27, 2005, 12:38 AM GMT+1 (23:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 25 km WNW of Durrës, 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: Thu, Jan 27, 2005, 12:38 AM GMT+1
UTC: 2005-01-26 23:38:26 UTC
Depth: 6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 41.247° N, 20.196° 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 usp000deg0. 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: 321°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000deg0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.